Thread subject: Diptera.info :: DSC03968 - ID
#1
Russia, South-East of Moscow region, a garden plot in the countryside. 2015.06.02
#2
Temnostoma apiforme (Fabricius 1794) ?
Posted by
Sundew on 23-11-2015 15:04
#3
Temnostoma it is, but not
apiforme. With the key
http://home.hccne...n_key.html I arrive at
T. sibiricum, or, may be,
T. vespiforme subsp.
tuwensis or subsp.
altaicum. Here, a dorsal view on the abdominal stripes would help to estimate their width.
Regards, Sundew
Edited by
Sundew on 23-11-2015 15:05
#4
This photo will help to give the answer?
Posted by
Sundew on 23-11-2015 15:26
#5
Well, I'd vote for
T. sibiricum that is described as follows: "Tergite 3-4: middle, dark stripe more than twice as wide as the anterior yellow stripe; tergite 3: posterior yellow stripe narrow: its width 1/3-1/2 times the width of the anterior yellow stripe. ->
Temnostoma sibiricum Portschinsky". However, the confirmation by a Syrphid expert is appreciated!
BTW, a great fly!
Edited by
Sundew on 23-11-2015 15:28
#6
I agree. I am guarded a little by an area of its distribution. I didn't find confirmation that it is found in the European part of Russia.
Posted by
Sundew on 24-11-2015 00:17
#7
I just followed the key; the range of distribution of
T. sibiricum is unknown to me. So help from a Russian syrphidologist would be fine!
Edited by
Sundew on 24-11-2015 00:18
#8
Thanks!
I hope the Russian experts still will join