Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Apidae
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-06-2006 12:52
#1
http://flickr.com...163551453/
Ordo Hymenoptera - Super Familia Apoidea - Familia ? (Apidae?)
Look at fly very near of bee. ;)
Can you provide the species of this bee?
Thank you.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 09-06-2006 13:02
#2
LoL, it remains diffcult: this is a syrphid fly,
Eristalis tenax... ;)
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-06-2006 13:05
#3
Paul Beuk wrote:
LoL, it remains diffcult: this is a syrphid fly, Eristalis tenax... ;)
What? :| I still make errors. :( Can you explain why do you said that, I mean... a syrphid fly! and not a bee. Thank you a lot for advance!
Posted by Paul Beuk on 09-06-2006 13:19
#4
Generally, a look at the antennae will do the trick.
Bee:
http://www.discov...77.240.jpg
Fly:
http://home.hccne...busant.gif
Next, the number of wings: two in Diptera, four in Hymenoptera. I know that it can be difficult to oberserve how many wings Hymenoptera have, as the hind wings are smaller than the fore wings and the forewings usually lie over the hind wings.