Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalis tenax

Posted by nick upton on 19-03-2010 21:49
#1

Can anyone say if this is a female E. tenax? Again, I'm not sure which characters are definitive and the patterning on the abdomen seems to be quite variable from photos I've checked.

Wiltshire 24.9.09

NickU

Posted by tim worfolk on 20-03-2010 09:47
#2

I would say probably tenax, but perhaps an expert will know for certain. If seen, the wide black facial stripe is the clincher.

Tim

Posted by nick upton on 20-03-2010 20:44
#3

Thanks Tim. No head on shots of this one, but I'm learning that it helps to see the face and the feet...

Nick