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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Platycheirus cf. peltatus

Posted by lagura on 29-01-2009 20:47

This one looks very much like the Platycheirus scambus I posted a while back, but this fly seems a little shorter.

Size: ~7mm
Date: 11 September 2008
Location: On a small meadow near apartment buildings (Helsingborg, Sweden)

Thank You!

Edited by lagura on 11-02-2009 13:25

Posted by Andre on 10-02-2009 13:29

Short or long is not an issue in Platycheirus. Compare spots on abdomen and coloration of the legs... Check with peltatus as well!

Posted by lagura on 11-02-2009 13:24

Thanks a lot for the advice Andre! I've ruled out P. scambus because the colour of the hind legs don't quite match.