Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalinus, UAE

Posted by Pristurus on 18-02-2016 12:24
#1

found visiting flowers on 2016-01-28, wadi Al Helo, Emirate Sharjah, Emirates. Is it a female E. megacephalus? Regards, Ingo

Video: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eristalinus_-_2016-01-28.webm

Posted by piros on 19-02-2016 20:39
#2

Doesn't look like E. megacephalus to me, I think it should have some yellow on T2 at least. Looks closer to E. aeneus, but I am not an expert!
Greetings,
Henrik

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 27-02-2016 13:55
#3

Yes, probably aeneus female!