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Hello

3rd of April, 2006, 10-12 mm.

I was thinking about Dasysyrphus. Lunulatus? Venustus?

Thanks for any help.

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I know Scaeva pyrastri pearheaps ??

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No, this is not a Dasysyrphus or Scaeva.
This one is a male of Eupeodes luniger, which has broad yellow spots that do not (or just very narrowly) reach the side margin!
Greetings,.

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Hi Gerard,

To quote the Spice Girls

Are your really really sure ?

To me, it is Eupeodes corollae, given the colouration on the thorax.
In most / all other species, luniger included, the thorax is bluish-black, in any case much darker


Theo Zeegers

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Hoi Theo,
Hmmm, yes I'm pretty sure this is luniger. The spots have a typical shape for luniger. Corollae males sometimes have spots that are not connected in the middle like in this picture, look for example at this:
http://www.veluwe-insecten.nl/zweefvliegen/eupeodes/eupeodes.html
But than the shape is still somewhat different.
The next point (and the strongest I think) is that the males of corollae have a big genital knob, clearly distinguishable from above.
In this picture we see (although a bit blurry) a male with a quite small genital knob, in corollae it would have been much bigger and broader in comparison with the size of the abdomen.
So I still think this is luniger.
The color you mention is maybe due to the angle of photographing and the use of flash or something like that!
Greetings,

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Oke, you are really really sure.
The colouration of the thorax is definitely misleading,
but the photo has been flashed, so that might be the explanation.

Thanks

Theo

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Thanks to all of you.

I showed you this picture, which is blurred, because one can see the body. I have another one, taken immediately after, where the wings were brought back on the body and hide it.