Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae unknown!

Posted by Markus Gebel on 05-04-2007 12:26
#1
Hello diptera-friendsSmile

Who knows which syrphidae (Syrphus spezies?) I photographed?

Foto: Duisburg (Germany) - 5.4.2007

Thanx a lot.:-)

best wishes
Markus

Posted by amalia_raluca on 05-04-2007 14:58
#2
I believe that it is a Syrphus sp., maybe torvus or vitripennis, depends if the eyes are bare or not (torvus- with hair, vitripennis- bare)
Best wishes,
Amalia

Posted by Markus Gebel on 05-04-2007 15:09
#3
amalia_raluca wrote:
I believe that it is a Syrphus sp., maybe torvus or vitripennis, depends if the eyes are bare or not (torvus- with hair, vitripennis- bare)
Best wishes,
Amalia


@Amalia: Thanx for answerSmile

Here a detail of the fly. I hope you can see more.:-)

best regards
Markus

Posted by Markus Gebel on 05-04-2007 15:10
#4
Foto "Eyes"!
Edited by Markus Gebel on 05-04-2007 15:12

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 05-04-2007 15:32
#5
Yes, Syrphus it is. And, as Amalia explained, this female has hairs on the eyes, so that makes it Syrphus torvus!
Greetings,

Posted by Markus Gebel on 05-04-2007 15:51
#6
WonderfulSmile.... thanx a lot!!!!

cheers
Markus