Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dark syrphid ID? --> Platycheirus albimanus

Posted by HTK on 10-05-2022 21:16
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Small dark syrphid with whitish markings on the abdomen and a shiny thorax. Photographed on chickweed in our garden in Mechernich-Satzvey (Germany) on 20 April 2022. Is ID possible? To me Melangyna umbellatorum seems to be an option. Thank you very much for your help.

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Edited by HTK on 11-05-2022 23:08

Posted by HTK on 10-05-2022 21:18
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Posted by HTK on 10-05-2022 21:20
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Posted by HTK on 10-05-2022 21:21
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Posted by HTK on 10-05-2022 21:22
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Posted by Roger Thomason on 10-05-2022 22:32
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Platycheirus albimanus I think. Image 1 a male

Posted by HTK on 11-05-2022 23:15
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Hello Roger,
thank you very much for identifying this fly. I now see the distinctive clump of hairs on the front legs (pictures 1 and 5).
Kind regards,
Hans Theo