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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphus (ribesii?)

Posted by mariki on 16-04-2008 10:06

Found in Eindhoven, 6 April 2008
Thanks in advance.
Mariki

Posted by conopid on 16-04-2008 10:15

Syrphus species. If it has hairy eyes it could well be S torvus, which appears to be the most frequent early spring Syrphus.

Posted by Dieter on 16-04-2008 12:39

Nigel is right, that it is certainly not ribesii (dark base of hind femur!). But it could also be vitripennis. The overall appearance of the fly doesn't help in this group. The crucial characters are usually not visble from fotos: microtrichia of 2nd basal cell of wing, shape of probasisternum, etc.

Cheers,
Dieter

Posted by mariki on 17-04-2008 15:18

thank your replies.
Mariki