Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown Syrphid from 24.03.20 --> Platycheirus albimanus (male)
Posted by Juergen Peters on 26-03-2020 00:22
#1
Hello,
this 7-8 mm male rested under a tree in our garden yesterday (northwest Germany).
Platycheirus?
Melanostoma? Or
Melangyna?
Edited by Juergen Peters on 27-03-2020 06:53
Posted by Juergen Peters on 26-03-2020 00:23
#2
Pic #2
Posted by Sundew on 26-03-2020 01:11
#3
I'd say
Platycheirus albimanus.
Regards, Sundew
Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 26-03-2020 16:38
#4
For what it is worth, I would agree on Platycheirus albimanus (male).
Posted by Juergen Peters on 27-03-2020 06:53
#5
Thanks a lot, Sundew and Karsten! I had that species in my mind, but the visible spots seemed more yellowish than greyish to me. But that may be a light effect. Nevertheless it is very early this year. I did not find
P. albimanus before April until now.
Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 27-03-2020 11:18
#6
Actually, the spots are often yellowish in the males, https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/albums/72157629990848273/