Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Platycheirus?
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 22-02-2006 13:50
#1
During the "dead insecta season" I come back to some of my old pictures which store as Syrphidae sp.
First days of may, Moscow region, "melanostoma size".
Platycheirus?
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 22-02-2006 16:17
#2
No, not a species of Platycheirus.
This one is a species of Parasyrphus, and I am pretty sure this is a female of Parasyrphus lineolus!
Greetings,
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 22-02-2006 22:59
#3
Thank you Gerard.
Posted by Guenter on 23-02-2006 09:39
#4
Why are you "pretty sure"?
(Sorry, I'm still trying to learn to recognize the species)
Thanks, G?nter
Edited by Guenter on 23-02-2006 10:15
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 24-02-2006 11:05
#5
Hello Guenther,
Well, the genus Platycheirus doesn't have a yellow face with a black stripe in the middle like this one has. Together with the yellow banded abdomen this immediatly points out to a species of Parasyrphus. Finally, the antennae are black and it's third leg is almost entirely black, only the knee is a bit yellowish.
To me, all this points out to a female of Parasyrphus lineolus!
Greetings,
Posted by Guenter on 25-02-2006 23:32
#6
Thanks Gerard!
It was clear to me that it's not a Platycheirus but I've got some difficulties distinguishing the genera of Syrphini (Syrphus, Eupeodes, Parasyrphus...).