#1
Hi
Switzerland, 05.08.2011, about 2 km southern from Lake-Zurich, on my balcony, 430 msm
Could this be
D. albostriatus?
Thanks a lot, kind regards, Brigitte
#3
It looks a pretty good match for a summer female
Dasysyrphus albostriatus, at least according to Stubbs and Falk (British Hoverflies). The abdomen markings are wrong for
D. tricinctus,
venustus and
pinastri, and the white lines on the thorax would pretty much clinch it if it was in Britain. However, I don't know if you have any other species in Switzerland that might look similar.