Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalis sp. (male)? --> Epistrophe eligans (male)

Posted by ukursawe on 15-05-2023 14:22
#1
Hi,

This larger hoverfly took a rest on a leaf at our garden hedge.

I suspect it could be a male of an Eristalis species, but it looks a bit different from the Eristalis tenax males I have seen here up to now (not many). Can that be confirmed or excluded from the attached image and/or is a narrower determination possible ?

Germany, Southern Bavaria, Munich (-West), 15.05.2023, app. 10-12 mm

Greetings, Uli
Edited by ukursawe on 15-05-2023 17:57

Posted by eklans on 15-05-2023 17:38
#2
Hi Uli, it's an Epistrophe eligans.
(all Eristalis have vein R4+5 strongly bowed)
Edited by eklans on 15-05-2023 17:43

Posted by ukursawe on 15-05-2023 17:56
#3
Hi Eric,

thank you for the determination, that is obviously a better fit (esp. the bronze mesonotum), even though the yellow markings are a bit reduced.
Thanks for the info on the veins, that was new for me.

Greetings, Uli