Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalis from Sicily to ID

Posted by Amedeo Falci on 25-04-2012 22:15
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Hello everybody

It's a diptera belonging to Syrphidae family, Eristalis genus.
Can you please give me the specific ID?

Location: Caltanissetta, Central Sicily, Italy
Altitude: 500 mt
Date: May, 19 th 2009
Size: About 10 mm long

Bye
Amedeo

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Posted by Amedeo Falci on 25-04-2012 22:16
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Posted by Pierre-Yves on 26-04-2012 12:33
#4
Hi !

Have you a picture of the face ?
with this picture we can say that is not E. tenax, E. intricaria, E. lineata, E. pertinax, E. interrupta.
It could be E. abusiva, E. similis or E. arbustorum.
For me it's a femalle of E. arbustorum but i need a picture of the face to confirmate. Wink

P-Y

Posted by Amedeo Falci on 27-04-2012 12:13
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Hi Pierre-Yves!

I haven’t any pictures of the face. In the same plant was other males of E. arbustorum.
Thank you for help.
Amedeo