Posted by Woodmen on 29-06-2013 10:55
#1
Kirov region, Russia.
June 23 brought the land of the larva-pupa and 27, hatched is such a hoverfly. Guess Eupeodes sp. Is it possible to sort?
Sincerely, Vladimir.
Edited by Woodmen on 03-07-2013 19:33
Posted by Fred Fly on 03-07-2013 07:54
#3
Hi Vladimir,
based on the soft bent r4+5 and the swollen frons visible on photo 4 this female belongs to Scaeva. Yellow stripes on Mesonotum and abdominal spots are unusual large in clear, I have never seen something like this in nature. This happens when the pupa is developing at very high temperatures. Did you breed under special conditions? Based on the broad face shown an photo 3 I would say S. selenitica.
Key to species: http://syrphidae.lifedesks.org/files/syrphidae/scaeva_1985.pdf
Identification of puparium: http://www.eje.cz/pdfarticles/1153/
Regards
Piet
Posted by Woodmen on 03-07-2013 19:46
#4
Regards, Thanks for the detailed answer.
