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Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 10-05-2013 17:12

Syprhidae. Brachyopa sp.
2013.V.10 - Póvoa Dão - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL

It was sitting on Urtica sp. leaf.

Could this be a B. bicolor?

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 13-05-2013 11:26

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 10-05-2013 17:13

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 11-05-2013 07:13

* large pit in the 3rd antennal segment - a bit larger than it is usual in B. scutellaris
* pubescent arista
* hyaline wings without any spots
* tergites have no medial line (the last tergites have an indistinct dark mark in the lateral part)
* anespisternum bare
* pillose katepisternum mainly near the legs - whitish bristles. (very long near the base of the legs) - observed at 45x
* black tarsi

with these data is possible to know the possible species?

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 11-05-2013 07:16

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 11-05-2013 22:05

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 11-05-2013 22:06

Posted by Fred Fly on 12-05-2013 20:03

It looks like Brachyopa scutellaris, especially the sensory pit.

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 12-05-2013 20:18

Indeed, it does look like Brachyopa scutellaris!

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 13-05-2013 11:28

Thanks. Indeed it is most likely to be B. scutellaris. And the pit has a kidney shape as is typical in this species along with hyaline wings. All the features pointed out before seems to agree with this ID.