Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Green Syrphidae larvae => Eupeodes sp.

Posted by Jessica on 13-12-2023 16:36
#1
Hello,

Is this larvae Platycheirus scutatus ? Or Eupeodes ?

Found on the ground in a mixed forest, Pyrénées, France

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos334/big/Syrphe.jpg
Jessica Joachim : France : Comus : 11340 : 26/05/2022
Altitude : 1379 m - Taille : 7 mm environ
Réf. : 334821
Edited by Jessica on 09-01-2024 15:53

Posted by Jessica on 08-01-2024 19:25
#2
Hello,

And happy new year Smile
An idea for this larvae ?

Posted by eklans on 09-01-2024 12:09
#3
Happy new year to you, Jessica!
It's difficult to find the genus without a look at the posterior breathing tubes. The aphid may be a Cinaria sp. and you've found it on the ground - so I think a Eupeodes sp. seems to be quite likely.

Posted by Jessica on 09-01-2024 15:52
#4
Thank you very much Smile

Yes, the Aphid is Cinara confinis