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 Which syrphid is it? > Platycheirus sp.
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| eguzki |
Posted on 17-08-2008 20:23
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 Member Location: Perkáta, Hungary Posts: 1140 Joined: 12.10.06 |
Hello! Slender hoverfly with big eyes. Found amongst dense shrubland near a meadow in Hungary. Formerly I have not seen this species. Rather small, does not reach 10 mm. I have more shots from it. 24th of July 2008 eguzki attached the following image:  [69.11Kb] Edited by eguzki on 19-08-2008 19:44 Greetings, Tomi |
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| amalia_raluca |
Posted on 17-08-2008 21:06
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 590 Joined: 22.03.07 |
platycheirus sp. needs more photos Amalia |
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| eguzki |
Posted on 19-08-2008 19:46
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Member Location: Perkáta, Hungary Posts: 1140 Joined: 12.10.06 |
Thank you Amalia! Another view: eguzki attached the following image:  [75.35Kb] Greetings, Tomi |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 19-08-2008 22:11
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Not Platycheirus, it's a male of Melanostoma mellinum! Male Platycheirus have modified fore legs, in which the femura have different kinds of hair modification and the tibia and/ or tarsae have modifications like broadened tip of tibia and/or broadened tarsae. Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Andre |
Posted on 21-08-2008 20:35
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Not that we see much of the tarsae... And it seems to have a dusted face. Spots on second pic a bit like P. peltatus, but wrong legs. Dito argument for P. nielseni. I'm in doubt Gerard.. But my first hunch also was Melanostoma. So it must be it 
Edited by Andre on 21-08-2008 20:39 |
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