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 small dark Syrphid with hairy eyes
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| Sundew |
Posted on 21-04-2008 22:23
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Today I saw some small syrphids I am not familiar with. Of this one there is only one photo - sorry! Is it a Cheilosia? It seems that the abdomen is not fully dark, but the bright spot might be a light reflection as well. Thanks for any hints, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [161.37Kb] |
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| Dieter |
Posted on 22-04-2008 08:12
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Member Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 114 Joined: 15.04.07 |
ID difficult as the key characters are not visible. But the habitus and certain details look like a Pipiza. Dieter |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 22-04-2008 21:22
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
That's a valuable hint to a genus not represented in my photo collection to date. Many thanks, Dieter, for all your help with my syrphids. Sundew |
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| Andre |
Posted on 23-04-2008 12:25
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
P bimaculata looks like the most likely candidate. |
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| Dieter |
Posted on 23-04-2008 20:05
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Member Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 114 Joined: 15.04.07 |
Might be bimaculata - or something else. As far as I know there is still no sound concept how to distinguish the species of the noctiluca complex. Why not name it "Pipiza sp."? Cheers, Dieter |
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