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 Eristalis tenax?
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| SnowCrash |
Posted on 01-03-2009 15:20
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Member Location: Basel, Switzerland Posts: 8 Joined: 07.02.09 |
Is that an Eristalis tenax, female? Date: 09.09.2006 Place: Fenalet-sur-Bex, VD, Switzerland Coords: 46.27 / 7.03 Size: don't know SnowCrash attached the following image:  [65.72Kb] Edited by SnowCrash on 01-03-2009 15:31 |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 01-03-2009 18:28
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 Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Yes, I would say so, the other possibility being E. arbustorum. As for being a female or not, the photo is not detailed enough for me to be sure. Regards, Joaquim |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 01-03-2009 20:23
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7232 Joined: 19.11.04 |
With eyes touching, it's certainly a male, and I'd say it is tenax. (You can just make out the vertical stripe on the eye.)
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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