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Today I saw some specimens of a Sphaerophoria that reminds me of S. rueppelli. It's the first time I saw this beautiful fly . Is it possible to be sure it's S. ruepelli?

location: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
date: 30/06/2009





The next photos are only for comparing this species to male S. scripta:


Here the side of the thorax showing us the yellow band, that is interrupted in the fly that I saw today:

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S. rueppelli is the only one (at least recorded at Fauna Iberica) with that short yellow band

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Thank you very much paqui!