Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chrysotoxum sp.? --> Chrysotoxum arcuatum male

Posted by Ufo on 12-12-2021 10:42
#1
This syrphid was seen on June 17th in the southwest of Germany on an umbelliferae - flower. Length about 8-10 mm, the abdomen looked strikingly wide.
Is it a Chrysotoxum sp. and could be identified the species?
Thanks and best regard
Ulrich
Edited by Ufo on 12-12-2021 12:04

Posted by Ufo on 12-12-2021 10:43
#2
a 2nd picture

Posted by eklans on 12-12-2021 11:10
#3
Hi Ulrich, I think it's a male Chrysotoxum arcuatum.

Posted by Ufo on 12-12-2021 12:05
#4
Thanks a lot, Eric!