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 Syrphus vitripennis?
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| FrankH |
Posted on 14-02-2026 13:45
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Member Location: Posts: 329 Joined: 31.01.11 |
Hello, I took this photo on June 20, 2023, in our garden in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, while visiting the flowers of opium poppy. Is this Syrphus vitripennis? Thank you very much and best regards, Frank FrankH attached the following image:  [131.93Kb] |
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| eklans |
Posted on 14-02-2026 16:47
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4468 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Male is a bit tricky, but if you look at your uncompressed original photo and verify that the hairs on the upper side of the hind femur's tip are yellow, it's very likely S. vitripennis.
Greetings, Eric |
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| FrankH |
Posted on 16-02-2026 17:40
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Member Location: Posts: 329 Joined: 31.01.11 |
Hello Eric, thank you very much! Yes, the hairs are yellow. Best wishes, Frank |
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