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Pentti Ketola
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 Hi,
I took the photo on 15 July2014 Kokkola, Finland.
About 6mm long.

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 Sphaerophoria female
 
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 Thanks Valerio!
 
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 I think S. interrupta
 
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 Sphaerophoria family are found in Finland.
abbreviata
bankowskae
batava
boreoalpina
chongjini
fatarum
interrupta
kaa
laurae
loewi
pallidula
philantha
rueppelli
scripta
virgata
Wink
 
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 S. interrupta makes sense. It’s more common in the area.

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 Do you still got the specimen? If you want I can ask you details to show to make this ID more reliable
 
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 Could it be a female Sphaerophoria.fatarum

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 No, abdomen doesn't fit. Anyways, I'm much confident about interrupta.
 
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 Hi,
Can anybody confirm if this is a Sphaerophoria interrupta.

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