Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae (1), June 12, 2007

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 14-06-2007 19:37
#1

Size 12 to 13 mm. Wet meadow, on flowers of Lychnis flos-cuculi. Maybe a Mallota or Criorhina again?...

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 14-06-2007 19:38
#2

The head.

Posted by Andre on 14-06-2007 19:53
#3

Volucella bombylans... look at the extremely long hairs at the arista, for example. :)

Posted by Tony Irwin on 14-06-2007 19:53
#4

Volucella bombylans male

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 14-06-2007 20:20
#5

Oh really... I thought I would recognise Volucella... Thanks a lot Andre and Tony.