Posted by lweit on 22-04-2006 21:45
#1
Is this syrphid Eristalis sp. perheaps a female of arbustorum ??
Edited by lweit on 22-04-2006 21:45
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 22-04-2006 22:57
#2
It is a Eristalis female allright, but not arbustorum, these are smaller than this animal. This is a female of Eristalis tenax. You can see the hairs on it's eyes, and even places where the bands of hair are on the eye, characteristic for tenax!
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