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Epistrophe? flava? - 20.04.2012 -> E. melanostoma
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Hi

Switzerland, 430 msm, near Lake Zurich 20.04.2012, near housgarden and ditch

Is it Epistrophe? E.flava? same as here, but the male? (sorry for the bad quality of pics)
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=7&thread_id=43688

Any help would be appreciated.
Kind regards, Brigitte
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Hi Brigitte Smile

It's an Epistrophe but not E. falva, E. falva have not black "lip". It's either E. melanostoma or E. nitidicollis.
E. melanostoma has yellow-orange hairs on the scutellum.
E. nitidicollis has brown hairs on the scutellum.

So, I would have said E. melanostomaWink

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Hi Pierre-Yves

I didn't gave attention to the black lips :-(
Thanks for ID and details!

Kind regards, merci beaucoup!
Brigitte
 
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