Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Australian Syrphidae

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 06-03-2010 03:10
#1
From Townsville, Australia. Malaise trap.
Can anyone identify?

Edited by Graeme Cocks on 06-03-2010 03:14

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 06-03-2010 03:19
#2
[quote]Graeme Cocks wrote:
From Townsville, Australia. Malaise trap.
Can anyone identify?



Posted by Steve Pelikan on 06-03-2010 05:50
#3
Do you have any Syritta there?

I see you've got lots of lepsSmile

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 06-03-2010 06:30
#4
I think it may be a Syritta.
Yes there is no shortage of moths here.

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 06-03-2010 09:21
#5
Hey Graeme,
Yes, it is a Syritta sp.
I can identify it for you if I get a specimen. In australia we have about 3 species; S, hackeri, S. orientalis and S. luteinervis.
Greetings