Thread subject: Diptera.info :: ID, Sargus bipunctatus?

Posted by Juergen G on 14-07-2016 09:18
#1
Is this fly is properly determined?
Location: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, garden in KR-Uerdingen
Date: 12.07.2016
Thanks.

Jürgen

Posted by ValerioW on 14-07-2016 10:02
#2
No Jürgen, if you take care on wing venation I'm quite sure you'll be able to adress the family (and really likely) also the genus and the species of this female.

BTW: if you don't want to waste time figuring it, I'll get you the ID Smile

Posted by Juergen G on 16-07-2016 14:37
#3
Hello ValerioW

Family: Syrphidae?
Genus: Melanostoma?
Species: mellinum?

Jürgen

Posted by ValerioW on 18-07-2016 07:54
#4
Juergen G wrote:
Hello ValerioW

Family: Syrphidae?
Genus: Melanostoma?
Species: mellinum?

Jürgen



Perfect! Just I disagree about the species. I think that camera's flash probably highlighted too much its head, but frons doesn't look so polish/shiny, so M. scalare female