Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalinus aeneus?

Posted by karl7 on 21-12-2025 10:51
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Have a nice Day. One Question please. Is this a Eristalinus aeneus? I would be very grateful for a reply.
Location data: Austria, Lower Austria, Tattendorf, 220m, flowering area, 31.5.2025, size 8-10mm

Kind regards Karl.

Posted by karl7 on 21-12-2025 10:51
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Posted by eklans on 22-12-2025 14:26
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very likely female E. aeneus - but the reliable character to tell a female aeneus from sepulchralis, the pilosity of the eyes, is not clearly visible.
aeneus: only upper half of the eyes hairy
sepulchralis: eyes entirely haired