Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Meliscaeva auricollis
Posted by Liliane D on 11-11-2019 19:44
#1
Hello,
This November 11, 2019 in the south of France.
8.5 mm - 10.5 mm total with wings.
Unlike other Syrphidae which still fly in this season, this one keeps its wings closed at rest and when it eats.
Edited by Liliane D on 12-11-2019 01:35
Posted by Liliane D on 11-11-2019 19:46
#2
Another view, I think of the same
Posted by Juergen Peters on 11-11-2019 20:55
#3
Hello Liliane,
I am not sure, whether the yellow spots on the abdomen are triangular (then it should be a female of
Melanostoma scalare) or rectangular (in this case it should be a female of
Platycheirus sp.).
Posted by Liliane D on 11-11-2019 21:29
#4
Hello and thank you very much Jürgen,
On this picture, we can see a little better the yellow spots but I can't say their exact shapes.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 11-11-2019 22:31
#5
Liliane D wrote:
On this picture, we can see a little better the yellow spots but I can't say their exact shapes.
I am also not sure, but it seems to me more like
Platycheirus. In
Melanostoma the spots look like on the picture below.
Posted by Roger Thomason on 11-11-2019 22:40
#6
Meliscaeva auricollis (female) I think...
Posted by Juergen Peters on 11-11-2019 22:58
#7
Roger Thomason wrote:
Meliscaeva auricollis (female) I think...
That may be the solution for the problems... :S
Posted by Roger Thomason on 11-11-2019 23:03
#8
Pale Scutellum Jürgen :)
Regards
Roger
Posted by Liliane D on 12-11-2019 01:54
#9
Thank you both very much,
The solution is found :D