Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Epistrophe flava male?

Posted by Ruth Ahlburg on 27-05-2017 19:53
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Copenhagen, Denmark may 17, 2017.

I saw it as E. flava, but not without problems. It has black genae and mouth and no duststripes on scutum. Could it be E. melanostoma ( rare, but known from North-East Zeeland).

Posted by Ruth Ahlburg on 27-05-2017 19:54
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Kindly regards
Ruth

Posted by Menno Reemer on 17-06-2017 08:19
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Still looks like E. flava to me. The presence of black colouration along the oral margin is variable, and so is the visibilty of the (quite subtle) dust stripes on the mesoscutum, depending on lighting and viewing angle. The shape of the abdominal fasciae and the partly yellow hind tarsus suggest E. flava.

Posted by Ruth Ahlburg on 17-06-2017 13:17
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Nice, - Thanks a lot

Ruth