Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scaeva pyrastri?
#1
Moscow, park, 11-12mm, 20 apr.
Posted by
LordV on 21-04-2006 07:40
#2
Little difficult to confirm from this angle but looks like it,
here's one I identified as pyastri from last year
Brian V.
#3
My Palaearctic knowledge is a little useless here in Suriname, so I'm glad to be able to keep it fresh thanks to this forum thread...
First of all it's not a Scaeva species, because of the lack of hairs on the eyes and the not-swollen frons. However, as in Scaeva species, vein R4+5 is somewhat sinuated, suggesting that it is Eupeodes lapponicus. This is supported by the dark frons and the shape of the dust spots on it, and by the yellow abdominal markings, which do not reach the side margins (even the margins of tergite 5 seem to be black).
#4
Thank you Menno and Brain.
Syrphidae look simply for ID, but realy there ID need key as well as others families.
Nikita
Posted by
Kahis on 21-04-2006 16:43
#5
The two flies shown are not conspecific. The 2nd one is indeed a
Scaeva and to me it certainly looks like
S. pyrastri.
#6
Second fly is Brain's and according Brain is confirmed S. pyrastri.
Nikita
Posted by
Kahis on 21-04-2006 19:48
#7
Oops. My bad. Well, now it is twice confirmed
