Thread subject:
Diptera.info :: small syrphid fly
Posted by
mariki
on 17-04-2008 15:17
#1
Found in eindhoven today
size: about 10mm
Thanks in advance
Mariki
Posted by
jonas
on 17-04-2008 17:21
#2
Hi,
probably Platycheirus albimanus.
Greets Jonas
Posted by
mariki
on 17-04-2008 17:30
#3
I was arrived to the same name. That is a confirmation. I have still been looking for it since I posted the picture. I do not know if these peculiar front legs can be found on other species.
Cheers,
Mariki
Posted by
Susan R Walter
on 18-04-2008 12:57
#4
The flattened front legs are a feature of many (most?) male
Platycheirus
spp.
Edited by
Susan R Walter
on 18-04-2008 12:58
Posted by
Stephane Lebrun
on 18-04-2008 22:17
#5
Yes Susan, most males
Platycheirus
have broadened and/or flattened fore tibia and tarsi.