Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphids on willow (23.03.11) --> Melangyna quadrimaculata (f)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 24-03-2011 18:48
#1
Hello!

The flowering willows at a hedge (northwest Germany) were full of small to medium sized (7-9 mm) hoverflies yesterday. Most had no or nearly no markings on the abdomen. Any suggestions? Melangyna sp.? Or Cheilosia sp.?


www.foto-upload.de/diptera/110323/Melangyna_sp_W1.jpg
www.foto-upload.de/diptera/110323/Melangyna_sp_W2.jpg
www.foto-upload.de/diptera/110323/Melangyna_sp_W3.jpg
Edited by Juergen Peters on 25-03-2011 20:57

Posted by Juergen Peters on 24-03-2011 18:49
#2
Three additional pics:


www.foto-upload.de/diptera/110323/Melangyna_sp_W4.jpg
www.foto-upload.de/diptera/110323/Melangyna_sp_W5.jpg
www.foto-upload.de/diptera/110323/Melangyna_sp_W6.jpg

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 24-03-2011 20:17
#3
Female Melangyna quadrimaculata.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 25-03-2011 20:57
#4
Stephane Lebrun wrote:
Female Melangyna quadrimaculata.


Many thanks, Stephane!
Edited by Juergen Peters on 25-03-2011 20:57