Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which Eristalis? (April-18, 2010)
Posted by Juergen Peters on 21-04-2010 17:56
#1
Hello!
There were
many Eristalis pertinax and other Syrphids at a sloe bush three days ago (northwest Germany). This one (sorry, only pics from some distance) seems to belong to another species. But I can't come to a conclusion, whether it is a male
E. interrupta or
arbustorum.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 21-04-2010 17:57
#2
Pic #2
Posted by jean-claude bernard on 22-04-2010 15:35
#3
hello,
Eristalis interrupta for me
jean-claude
Posted by Juergen Peters on 22-04-2010 18:10
#4
jean-claude bernard wrote:
Eristalis interrupta for me
Thanks, Jean-Claude. Most of the
E. interrupta males here have smaller or no orange markings at all, so I was unsure.
Posted by Kahis on 22-04-2010 20:18
#5
E. arbustorum perhaps?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 22-04-2010 22:52
#6
Hello, Kahis!
Kahis wrote:
E. arbustorum perhaps?
That was the question... ;) At least the pale orange of the markings would point to it (?).
Posted by Kahis on 23-04-2010 11:31
#7
Juergen Peters wrote:
Hello, Kahis!
Kahis wrote:
E. arbustorum perhaps?
That was the question... ;) At least the pale orange of the markings would point to it (?).
I vote for
arbustorum - cant see a proper central stripe on the face.