Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae

Posted by pat_der2003 on 18-09-2007 19:21
#1

Here is another bad shot for an easy ID ...

could it be Melanostoma sp again ?

they are 3 in this picture ... :)

Posted by amalia_raluca on 18-09-2007 19:33
#2

Melanostoma mellinum?

Posted by pat_der2003 on 18-09-2007 21:03
#3

it could be :

in the same aera i shot a syrphidae ID as Melanostoma mellinum by Stephane Lebrun and Kahis a few days later ...

Posted by Iolaire on 18-09-2007 21:53
#4

Yes, Melanostoma mellinum. M. scalare is another option but it has spots on abdomen that are more hollow in shape. I'd go for M. mellinum.

Posted by pat_der2003 on 20-09-2007 19:12
#5

Thank you ! :)