Posted by Lennart Bendixen on 02-06-2015 21:09
#1
Hi,
is Syritta pipiens correct or do similar species exist (with such big femurs) that I don't know yet?
2014-09-26, Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Mohrkirch
Thank you!
Lennart
Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 03-06-2015 11:03
Posted by Juergen Peters on 03-06-2015 07:24
#2
Hello Lennart,
there are many Syrphidae with thickened femurs, but this is a typical
Syritta pipiens female. Besides other characters the red spots on the femora are conspicous.
Posted by Lennart Bendixen on 03-06-2015 08:29
#3
Hi Jürgen, thanks again! It's great to learn more and more every day.
Greetings, Lennart