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 Which Eristalis?
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| blowave |
Posted on 28-11-2009 01:55
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hello  Another confusing Eristalis, I only have the one face view but most of the legs can be seen. I've made a closer crop of the face. It doesn't seem to fit any we have here  Taken on 26th October 2009. Near Lincoln UK. Janet
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| blowave |
Posted on 28-11-2009 01:56
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
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| blowave |
Posted on 28-11-2009 17:21
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
I'm now thinking this could be a Helophilus female! The eyes seem a little too close for a female Eristalis, but not the correct shape for a male. The arista I think on male H. pendulus are yellow but not sure what colour they are on a female. The yellow thorax hairs would fit Helophilus, as well as the leg colour. |
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| blowave |
Posted on 28-11-2009 17:26
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Now I think I have it! Female Myathropa florea.   |
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| viktor j nilsson |
Posted on 28-11-2009 19:03
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Member Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 203 Joined: 25.02.08 |
I think you got it right there! |
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| blowave |
Posted on 28-11-2009 19:19
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
I wonder how many more people were as confused as I was! I must have know when I took the pic what it was, but who would have thought a Myathropa florea had a face like this? |
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