Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphus sp. - male

Posted by Enka on 26-03-2013 20:46
#1
Please, is it possible id from this photo?
I made photo on 7th of October 2012 in Serbia.
Edited by Enka on 27-03-2013 22:20

Posted by pat_der2003 on 26-03-2013 21:25
#2
I would bet on Eupeodes ... But wait for an expert !!! Wink

Posted by Sundew on 27-03-2013 18:07
#3
No, it is a male Syrphus, and here we are at our wits' end. If there were tiny hairs on the eyes, it would be S. torvus. Hairless eyes are characteristic of S. ribesii and S. vitripennis, the males of them can be discerned only with the help of a microscope.
Regards, Sundew

Posted by Enka on 27-03-2013 22:21
#4
Thank you for explaining how to distinguish these species.

Posted by Menno Reemer on 30-03-2013 11:19
#5
Hmmm, I disagree: this is a male Eupeodes corollae. Look e.g. at the shape and width of the abdominal markings, the shine of the thoracic dorsum, the yellow frons, the large genitalia peeping from under the abdomen.