Thread subject: Diptera.info :: dark Syrphus torvus?

Posted by Sundew on 24-06-2011 17:58
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Hi,
This Syrphid was photographed in Austria, Tyrol, Niederthai (1.500 m) in last August. It looks like a Syrphus torvus, but the bands are very brownish. I thought of an Epistrophe, but that doesn't fit, too. So can the colours vary thus much?
Many thanks for information, Sundew