Posted by brigitteu on 22-04-2012 08:07
#1
Hi
Switzerland, 430 msm, near Lake Zurich 20.04.2012, near housgarden and ditch
Is it Epistrophe? E.flava? same as here, but the male? (sorry for the bad quality of pics)
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=7&thread_id=43688
Any help would be appreciated.
Kind regards, Brigitte
Edited by brigitteu on 22-04-2012 11:15
Posted by Pierre-Yves on 22-04-2012 09:57
#4
Hi Brigitte :)
It's an
Epistrophe but not
E. falva,
E. falva have not black "lip". It's either
E. melanostoma or
E. nitidicollis.
E. melanostoma has yellow-orange hairs on the scutellum.
E. nitidicollis has brown hairs on the scutellum.
So, I would have said
E. melanostoma;)
P-Y
Posted by brigitteu on 22-04-2012 11:22
#5
Hi Pierre-Yves
I didn't gave attention to the black lips :-(
Thanks for ID and details!
Kind regards, merci beaucoup!
Brigitte