Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Volucella inanis?
Posted by ChrisR on 09-09-2010 23:07
#2
That looks correct to me :)
Posted by PeterD on 10-09-2010 01:51
#3
ChrisR wrote:
That looks correct to me :)
Thanks Chris;)
Posted by Andre on 10-09-2010 10:50
#4
No, this is
Volucella zonaria. Compare with pics in the gallery.. the tip of the abdomen, for instance.
Edited by Andre on 10-09-2010 10:50
Posted by ChrisR on 10-09-2010 11:41
#5
I see your point (
V.inanis should have more black bands near the tip of the abdomen) - that's the palest
V.zonaria I have seen but maybe it was a trick of the flash/light?
Posted by Menno Reemer on 10-09-2010 11:58
#6
I vote for the original identification as V. inanis.
In V. zonaria, sternite 2 is black, while in V. inanis this is yellow. In this specimen it's clearly yellow. In addition, you can vaguely see a dark macula halfway the anterior part of the wing. Such a macula is never present in V. zonaria, but you'll find it in V. inanis.
Posted by ChrisR on 10-09-2010 12:06
#7
Yeah, I did rather wonder about the shading on the wing ... and this one doesn't seem to have any noticeable change in yellow colour between tergites 1+2 and the rest.
Posted by Andre on 10-09-2010 13:06
#8
All true!
I quit ID'ing from pics $##%!^****$#@@#!!@!
:|
Posted by PeterD on 10-09-2010 13:27
#9
Thank you all for this very interesting debate. I have seen a number of V. inanis this summer and in particular in the last month. When I saw this one I thought it a little odd in its basic colouration. Although I am aware of the number of Volucella species in the UK I did think this one was worth posting with what I considered the closest ID.
Trying to ID from photographs can be challenging so I appreciate help when I am not sure.
;)
