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Posted by Reimund Ley on 01-05-2015 20:35

could it be Eristalis similis?
size: about 10 mm
foto: Germany, Bochum, 19. 4. 2015, by Angelika/Reimund Ley

best regards

Angelika/Reimund

Edited by Reimund Ley on 30-07-2015 14:35

Posted by Anezka Pavlikova on 03-05-2015 09:35

Hello Angelika/Reimund,
this is a nice speciment. In my opinion it is not E. similis. It don´t feel like one and the pterostigma look different. Althou I don't know, which species it is. Better look at the wings would be helpful. And what look most important to me is, that this speciment do have yellow femur.
I hope, someone will tell us, which Eristalis it is.
Best wishes

Anežka

Posted by Reimund Ley on 03-05-2015 11:56

hello Anežka,

thanks for your opinion,
there are only this two fotos
it seems to be a difficult one, may be another user of diptera could help.

greetings

Angelika/Reimund

Posted by Reimund Ley on 20-05-2015 13:48

any ideas for this sweety, please

greetings

Angelika/Reimund

Posted by ValerioW on 20-05-2015 14:52

I'd say female E. interrupta (stigma, antenna, legs)

Posted by Reimund Ley on 20-05-2015 18:40

Hello Valerio,

thank you very much for your opinion.

are you sure that this is E. interrupta??????

best regards

Angelika/Reimund

Edited by Reimund Ley on 20-05-2015 19:33

Posted by Reimund Ley on 28-05-2015 15:20

#10

hello,

please have e look to this Eristalis and
post your opinion.

greetings

Angelika/Reimund

Posted by Reimund Ley on 09-06-2015 20:07

#11

hello,

look at this Eristalis similis in Gallery:

http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=1575

the hairy eyes seems to be the same to our fly

and look at this picture of E. tenax,

http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=1201

this hairy eyes is different, isn't it?

Please give us your opinion

best regards

Angelika/Reimund

Posted by Reimund Ley on 27-06-2015 10:24

#12

hello,

until today we have no name for this sweety !!

Is there no chance by this fotos??

Could it be a very common Eristalis tenax ??

Or is it so difficult that it get only to Eristalis sp. ??

Please tell me your opinion.

greetings

Angelika/Reimund

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 29-07-2015 21:30

#13

Angelika/Reimund,
nothing is really difficult as soon as we can see all the details we need to key a species out. The pictures have their limits. To tell you the truth, I am to your side to say it's Eristalis similis, but without seeing clearly the pterostigma, it's hard to prove. This is for sure not E. tenax, and E. interrupta has usually white hind margins on tergits.

Posted by Reimund Ley on 30-07-2015 14:34

#14

hello Stephane,

thanks a lot for your answer !!

We call this sweety Eristalis cf. similis,

we hope that this is OK.

best regards

Angelika/Reimund