Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly > Brachyopa

Posted by kuv on 02-02-2013 13:55
#1
Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Schenefeld near Hamburg, uncultivated meadow with bushes near a little streamlet, 25 msm, Outsidefoto: kuv, 9th of May 2012. Please help to get ID - if possible.
Kuv
Edited by kuv on 03-02-2013 12:51

Posted by kuv on 02-02-2013 13:56
#2
Second photo:

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 02-02-2013 14:02
#3
Syrphidae - Brachyopa sp.

Posted by piros on 02-02-2013 14:59
#4
Hi, it could be a male Brachyopa insensilis, on account of the proportionately long wing and the overall body color. (But I am not an expert!)
Henrik
Edited by piros on 02-02-2013 15:00

Posted by piros on 02-02-2013 15:05
#5
Also, if I am not mistaken, only a narrow anterior stripe is grey-dusted on the scutellum, with a few relatively long bristles at its posterior edge, supporting the ID as B. insensilis.

Posted by kuv on 03-02-2013 13:01
#6
Thank you very much jorgemotalmeida and Henrik, Smile Smile - I think I should store the fly as Brachyopa insensilis, unless an expert argues against this ID.
Best regards
kuv