Posted by Juergen Peters on 01-04-2026 21:29
#1
Hello,
besides one
Eristalis pertinax sunbathing on a leaf at 11-12 °C no hoverflies today here (northwest Germany) except this tiny
Eupeodes on
Ficaria verna at a country lane.
Normally I only expect
E. luniger at this time of the year, but this animal reminds me more of
Eupeodes latifasciatus (?) because of the connected stripes on its abdomen.
Edited by Juergen Peters on 03-04-2026 09:14
Posted by eklans on 03-04-2026 09:10
#4
Female Eupeodes latifasciatus is correct, I think: "undusted frons with sharp division between shiny black upper part and yellow lower part" from: Bot, van de Meutter (2023): Hoverflies of Britain and NW-Europe. Date is ok, too.