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I don't know if is better posted in Larvae forum or in Syrphidae forum. Paul,, move it to Syrphidae if you considere it better.




Date: three days ago
Habitat and Locality: Urban garden in Zaragoza city, middle Ebro valley, NE Spain. Mediterranean climate.
Size: Abou 13-15 mm.
Others: Many exemplars in the same square meter. Many species of syrphids observed in my garden: Eristalis, Eristalinus, Xanthogramma, Chrysotoxum, Episyrphus, Eupeodes, Epistrophe, Dasysyrphus, Syritta, Helophilus...

Can be identified, at least to genus level?

Thanks.

Isidro

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I would guess on this one:
http://pagesperso...repro.html

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I love the athleticism displayed in the top shot - great pic Isidro. :)

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Identified as Epistrophe eligans as very probably.

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Hi again!
I am not an expert but I reared the larvae on the attached picture and it turned out to be a E eligans. It is much more flat than your cylindrical larvae. I still think it is a Scaeva on your pictures but I am not sure.