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and a nice couple, unfortunately I have no more pictures. Few seconds later it was raining hard . . .

Switzerland, highmoor, about 800 müM
if I remember right, about 10 mm (one :-) )

I sent the picture only because it ist a nice couple. I know, that is to less information for an id . . .

Best wishes for a nice day, Brigitte

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Sphaerophoria scripta

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you know the id with so less caractéristique . . . I never thought that this is possible . . .
Thank you . . .

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Sphaerophoria are quit typical slender species with yellow margins to the thorax.
Sphaerophoria scripta is the only European Sphaerophoria species with such a long abdomen, with a great part of the abdomen reaching out of the wings in the male (the upper one is the male).
In the male it is one of the more easy hoverfly species to recognize, unlike a lot of other Sphaerophoria species that mostly need close examination of the male genitalia to reach a certain determination...

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Thank you for detailed informations . . .

I have so much syrpiydaes-pics - do you know a "field guide" with pics for layperson?
So I could perhaps more do then often ask the gent people in the forum . . .

Regards, Brigitte