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 Syrphidae -->Meligramma triangulifera
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| KathrinJ |
Posted on 14-03-2011 15:31
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Member Location: Posts: 92 Joined: 22.03.09 |
Hello, can somebody help with the identification of this Syrphidae? First I thought, it could be a Melangyna sp., but another assumption was made, that it could be a Parasyrphus sp.. I found it resting on a bench on March, 8th, in Oppenheim (Germany). With kind regards, Kathrin Jäckel KathrinJ attached the following image:  [106.18Kb] Edited by KathrinJ on 16-03-2011 02:06 |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 15-03-2011 22:53
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Male Meligramma triangulifera.
Stephane. |
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| KathrinJ |
Posted on 16-03-2011 02:06
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Member Location: Posts: 92 Joined: 22.03.09 |
Thank you for your help, Stephane  .With kind regards, Kathrin |
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| Menno Reemer |
Posted on 16-03-2011 08:36
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Member Location: Posts: 344 Joined: 10.06.04 |
I do not agree with M. triangulifera: the frontal angle (between eyes) is too large and the spots on tergite 2 are too small and not triangular but round. Instead, I think this is Melangyna lucifera. In addition to the characters mentioned above, the spots on tergite 2 are distinctly, albeit narrowly, triangular. I'm not sure how rare this species is in your part of Germany, but I guess it's certainly not common! (It does not occur in the Netherlands and Belgium.) Edited by Menno Reemer on 16-03-2011 08:36 |
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