Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalis tenax or similis? (16.04.26)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 18-04-2026 20:21
#1

Hello,

a 15 mm female at a wind damage clearing in mixed forest (northwest Germany). Looked somehow different from the ubiquitous E. tenax to me. The pterostigma seems rather pale and long.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 18-04-2026 20:22
#2

Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-05-2026 21:53
#3

New try...

Posted by Juergen Peters on 20-05-2026 11:15
#4

Not possible from these photos, I guess?