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 Eristalinus sepulchralis? E. aeneus m
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| Jann Wuebbenhorst |
Posted on 16-04-2018 18:23
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Member Location: Northern Germany, Lower Saxony Posts: 606 Joined: 10.03.17 |
This was found on 7th Apr 2018, Elbe River Floodplain, on Gagea lutea; size about 11 mm. Is it Eristalinus sepulchralis? best wishes, Jann Jann Wuebbenhorst attached the following image:  [114.33Kb] Edited by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 11-12-2018 08:25 |
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| Jann Wuebbenhorst |
Posted on 16-04-2018 18:24
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Member Location: Northern Germany, Lower Saxony Posts: 606 Joined: 10.03.17 |
2nd photo
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 16-04-2018 19:50
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 Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1980 Joined: 15.10.16 |
males: looks like the eyes are separated, so it will be Eristalinus sepulchralis. https://diptera.i...d_id=81645 John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| Jann Wuebbenhorst |
Posted on 16-04-2018 20:38
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Member Location: Northern Germany, Lower Saxony Posts: 606 Joined: 10.03.17 |
Many thanks for confirmation and detailed information. The eyes look separated indeed. |
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| Chris Webster |
Posted on 18-04-2018 17:29
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 Member Location: Reading UK Posts: 31 Joined: 07.07.07 |
I think we see the eyes just touching in the first photo, towards the front of the head. Also we don't see the stripes on the thorax typical of sepulchralis, so I vote for Eristalinus aeneus. |
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| Jann Wuebbenhorst |
Posted on 24-04-2018 10:29
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Member Location: Northern Germany, Lower Saxony Posts: 606 Joined: 10.03.17 |
Hello Chris, indeed, in the first photo it looks as if the eyes are touching, in the second photo I thought to see slightly seperated eyes. But I'm absolutely sure it is the same individual. So I'll follow your vote  |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 24-04-2018 15:25
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1980 Joined: 15.10.16 |
I looked at the gallery the day after posting here and i see a photo of a male sepulchralis. the eyes are very separated, so this aeneus. I didn't know a photo existed in the gallery before. I've never found a male in three years. I always find females. I have no idea why this is so. anyway, i agree with aeneus. the eyes are not separated. https://diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=6568 John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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