Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphid -> Cheilosia albipila

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 17-04-2010 22:59
#1
Hello,
this fly choosed only thistles for landing. Is species ID possible?
Could it be an early Merodon?
Pictures were shot today, Germany, Saxony, 350msn.

Marion
Edited by Marion Friedrich on 18-04-2010 16:21

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 17-04-2010 23:01
#2
2nd picture

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 17-04-2010 23:03
#3
3rd picture

Posted by Lukasz Mielczarek on 18-04-2010 00:17
#4
It's Cheilosia albipila

Lukasz

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 18-04-2010 09:17
#5
Thank you for ID, Lukasz.
I was puzzled, because for the first time I noticed the long conical abdomen of the female.
Greetings, Marion