Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cylindromyia sp.

Posted by lweit on 14-07-2006 18:52
#1

Hello
This day on a flower in NE of France, near Metz
It's looks like Cylindomyia sp. perheaps bicolor but this species, in my documentation, leave in S of France ??

Thank you
Louis

Posted by lweit on 14-07-2006 18:53
#2

another photo of this fly

Posted by lweit on 14-07-2006 18:56
#3

Is this other photo, the same species : the shape on the abdomen is more lenght that the precedent ??

Posted by lweit on 14-07-2006 18:59
#4

another photo of this second specimen

Posted by ChrisR on 15-07-2006 20:10
#5

Yeah - really nice example of a Cylindromyia - nice photos Smile In my key it looks like it kets to C.auriceps but it would really need close examination of the specimen to be sure.

Posted by Zeegers on 31-07-2006 10:40
#6

Red tip of abdomen = C. bicolor,

not in the Central European keys, but quite common in the mediterrean area.


Theo Zeegers