Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Episyrphus balteatus again
Posted by cyprinoid on 24-07-2009 18:45
#1
I might be blind, but I could not find red ones in the gallery.
Norway, July, lakeside
Edited by cyprinoid on 18-08-2009 09:58
Posted by Roger Thomason on 24-07-2009 18:54
#2
Pattern on abdomen suggests
Episyrphus balteatus.
Don't know why underside is red though.
Posted by cyprinoid on 24-07-2009 19:04
#3
Hm.. The overside too was a reddish orange. Hopefully someone will shed some light on this.
Thanks
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 24-07-2009 21:05
#4
This is a male Episyrphus balteatus allright, if they've fed on pollen you see that sometimes the belly colors red, like in this picture!
greetings, Gerard
Posted by cyprinoid on 25-07-2009 15:47
#5
Thank you Gerard for your help