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| waso |
Posted on 24-09-2009 12:46
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Member Location: Bad Homburg/Germany Posts: 40 Joined: 14.04.09 |
Hello, it might be not possible but can this hoverfly be identified from this picture? Loc. & date: 19.08.09 Germany, moistly meadow, about 300 msm Size ABOUT 8-12 mm. (To enlarge the picture click it 3 times)  Sorry for the poor docu quality :-(. Thanks and greetings Wahrmut EDIT Paul Beuk: Linked to the original image.  .
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| Andre |
Posted on 24-09-2009 12:59
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
This may well be a male Cheilosia latifrons/griseiventris. |
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| waso |
Posted on 24-09-2009 13:49
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Member Location: Bad Homburg/Germany Posts: 40 Joined: 14.04.09 |
Wow, that was extremely fast - thanks a lot! One more question: Is Cheilosia latifrons an Ch. griseiventris the same species with a different name? I could not find further information about it. Cheers Wahrmut |
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| Andre |
Posted on 24-09-2009 23:13
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
I am sorry... No, latifrons is a species-complex. But this will be solved in near future. For some years already griseiventris is assumed to be a separate species, being split off of latifrons. But they will not easily be ID'd based on a picture. That's why I mentioned them both  |
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| waso |
Posted on 28-09-2009 10:55
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Member Location: Bad Homburg/Germany Posts: 40 Joined: 14.04.09 |
Hi Andre, sorry, I'm late with my reply - and thanks for your explanation. So it will be the best to ID it just as a Cheilosia sp.? What do you recommend? Cheers Wahrmut |
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| Andre |
Posted on 28-09-2009 19:14
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Make it cf latifrons |
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| waso |
Posted on 29-09-2009 00:25
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Member Location: Bad Homburg/Germany Posts: 40 Joined: 14.04.09 |
Andre wrote: Make it cf latifrons Sorry for all this questions, but what means the shortcut 'cf'? |
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| Andre |
Posted on 30-09-2009 00:03
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
It means that you are not confident of identification. It comes from latin, but I forgot the meaning myself. I will have to look that up... |
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| waso |
Posted on 30-09-2009 21:30
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Member Location: Bad Homburg/Germany Posts: 40 Joined: 14.04.09 |
Ok, I got it! But is there anything wrong with Cheilosia sp.? Cheers Wahrmut |
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| Andre |
Posted on 02-10-2009 11:59
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
No |
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| waso |
Posted on 02-10-2009 12:34
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Member Location: Bad Homburg/Germany Posts: 40 Joined: 14.04.09 |
Ok, thanks for all your help, Andre. Cheers Wahrmut |
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