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 Rhingia borealis?
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| Dima DD |
Posted on 20-01-2010 21:51
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 Member Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 75 Joined: 28.11.05 |
Dear friends, This very delicate syrphid was flying around (and within) the same raspberry shrub for 2-3 hours, feeding on its flowers. It looks very dark (almost black at low light conditions). Could it be male Rhingia borealis? I don't see haired arista, is it important feature? I've noticed relatively short dark snout and dark margins of tergites, legs and scutellum almost black... Russia, Kola peninsula, White sea, Porya Guba bay. Jul 26, 2009 Dima Dima DD attached the following image:  [148.59Kb] Edited by Dima DD on 20-01-2010 23:48 |
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| Dima DD |
Posted on 20-01-2010 21:52
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Member Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 75 Joined: 28.11.05 |
Another photo:
Dima DD attached the following image:  [187.48Kb] |
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 21-01-2010 23:17
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 Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
I think so Rhingia austriaca(=borealis). Very rare here in Poland Greetings, Lukasz |
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| Dima DD |
Posted on 22-01-2010 00:07
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Member Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 75 Joined: 28.11.05 |
Thank you, Lukasz! I spent a TIME searching distinct images of R. borealis in the internet, but found only 3-4? photos. All of them from Scandinavia, one is in diptera.info gallery!  Dima |
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| Andre |
Posted on 22-01-2010 00:21
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
So this would make two more, if the ID is correct |
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