Posted by Juergen Peters on 03-06-2026 20:01
#1
Hello,
yesterday a 7-8 mm hoverfly male rested on a leaf in our abandoned backyard (northwest Germany). At first sight I thought of a
Eupeodes latifasciatus, but that does not seem to fit well. What else could ibt be? An
Epistrophe? Or a
Parasyrphus?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-06-2026 18:54
#4
Hello Volker,
Volker wrote:
Epistrophe grossulariae seems like a good fit here
thank you! But I am not sure. There are no bands on abdomen, only slightly connected, nearly rectangular spots. Also the 3rd antennal segments are not completely black, but yellow below.
And the size of 7-8 mm was far too small (
P. grossulariae: 12-16 mm, a rather large
Epistrophe).