Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalinus

Posted by Isidro on 14-06-2008 09:34
#1
Could be E. megacephalus?

9th June 2008. M?laga, south Spain. In a garden, in Santolina flowers. Size: the normal in Eristalinus, more or less 8-9 mm.

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Thanks.
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 14-06-2008 10:00
#2
Aren't all Eristalinus with striped eyes E. taeniops?

Posted by Isidro on 14-06-2008 12:37
#3
At least E. megacephalus with striped eyes in the South also. But I don't know if are more... I know four Iberian species in this genus and could be more.

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 21-06-2008 14:06
#4
Eristalinus taeniops female.
It's the only one who has striped eyes in Europe. The other species all have spotted eyes, including E. megacephalus. There's a picture of megacephalus in the gallery!
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