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Diptera.info :: Episyrphus balteatus again
Posted by
cyprinoid
on 24-07-2009 17:45
#1
I might be blind, but I could not find red ones in the gallery.
Norway, July, lakeside
Edited by
cyprinoid
on 18-08-2009 08:58
Posted by
Roger Thomason
on 24-07-2009 17:54
#2
Pattern on abdomen suggests
Episyrphus balteatus
.
Don't know why underside is red though.
Posted by
cyprinoid
on 24-07-2009 18:04
#3
Hm.. The overside too was a reddish orange. Hopefully someone will shed some light on this.
Thanks
Posted by
Gerard Pennards
on 24-07-2009 20:05
#4
This is a male Episyrphus balteatus allright, if they've fed on pollen you see that sometimes the belly colors red, like in this picture!
greetings, Gerard
Posted by
cyprinoid
on 25-07-2009 14:47
#5
Thank you Gerard for your help