Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown Syrphid from 24.03.20 --> Platycheirus albimanus (male)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 25-03-2020 23:22
#1
Hello,

this 7-8 mm male rested under a tree in our garden yesterday (northwest Germany). Platycheirus? Melanostoma? Or Melangyna?
Edited by Juergen Peters on 27-03-2020 05:53

Posted by Juergen Peters on 25-03-2020 23:23
#2
Pic #2

Posted by Sundew on 26-03-2020 00:11
#3
I'd say Platycheirus albimanus.
Regards, Sundew

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 26-03-2020 15:38
#4
For what it is worth, I would agree on Platycheirus albimanus (male).

Posted by Juergen Peters on 27-03-2020 05:53
#5
Thanks a lot, Sundew and Karsten! I had that species in my mind, but the visible spots seemed more yellowish than greyish to me. But that may be a light effect. Nevertheless it is very early this year. I did not find P. albimanus before April until now.

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 27-03-2020 10:18
#6
Actually, the spots are often yellowish in the males, https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/albums/72157629990848273/