Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Meliscaeva auricollis

Posted by Liliane D on 11-11-2019 18:44
#1
Hello,
This November 11, 2019 in the south of France.
8.5 mm - 10.5 mm total with wings.
Unlike other Syrphidae which still fly in this season, this one keeps its wings closed at rest and when it eats.
Edited by Liliane D on 12-11-2019 00:35

Posted by Liliane D on 11-11-2019 18:46
#2
Another view, I think of the same

Posted by Juergen Peters on 11-11-2019 19:55
#3
Hello Liliane,

I am not sure, whether the yellow spots on the abdomen are triangular (then it should be a female of Melanostoma scalare) or rectangular (in this case it should be a female of Platycheirus sp.).

Posted by Liliane D on 11-11-2019 20:29
#4
Hello and thank you very much Jürgen,
On this picture, we can see a little better the yellow spots but I can't say their exact shapes.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 11-11-2019 21:31
#5
Liliane D wrote:
On this picture, we can see a little better the yellow spots but I can't say their exact shapes.


I am also not sure, but it seems to me more like Platycheirus. In Melanostoma the spots look like on the picture below.

Posted by Roger Thomason on 11-11-2019 21:40
#6
Meliscaeva auricollis (female) I think...

Posted by Juergen Peters on 11-11-2019 21:58
#7
Roger Thomason wrote:
Meliscaeva auricollis (female) I think...


That may be the solution for the problems... awkward

Posted by Roger Thomason on 11-11-2019 22:03
#8
Pale Scutellum Jürgen Smile

Regards

Roger

Posted by Liliane D on 12-11-2019 00:54
#9
Thank you both very much,
The solution is found Grin