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 Which kind of Syrphidae is this?
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| Henri van Dodeweerd |
Posted on 11-06-2018 20:43
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Member Location: Posts: 34 Joined: 18.09.15 |
This Syrphidae I've observed in Kampen (NL) on 27-04-2018. Is this a Platycheirus species?    Kind regards, Henri |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 12-06-2018 13:26
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 Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
Hello Henri, i find it easy to maintain a checklist of known Syrphidae in my country, then i search each genus to get an idea of which genera fit a species in my photo. Maybe ten minutes to search. In this case, i find three prominent possibilities: Meligramma, Meliscaeva, Platycheirus. I think that Meliscaeva looks most like the species in the photo but i know little about Syrphidae. Perhaps someone can confirm Meliscaeva or offer a better option. John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| Ectemnius |
Posted on 12-06-2018 14:42
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Member Location: The Netherlands Posts: 845 Joined: 22.11.11 |
Hello Henri & johnes81, The shape of the spots on the abdomen and the dust on the frons all points to Melanostoma scalare, female. Kind regards, Ectemnius |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 12-06-2018 14:56
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
Excellent. Thank you Ectemnius 
John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 12-06-2018 21:12
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
after i posted, i checked to see if Melanostoma is in my checklist. I see that it is present, so i forgot to search this genus. I am glad that you posted Ectemnius. However, i should've known this because i have a specimen. I completely forgot about it. Sometimes i can be a bit off the rails
John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| Henri van Dodeweerd |
Posted on 14-06-2018 08:51
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Member Location: Posts: 34 Joined: 18.09.15 |
Thanks for the reaction both! |
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but don't see the image in the post.