Posted by Renate on 03-07-2020 09:19
#1
Hi
just found this picture from lasr summer and realized that this hoverfly hasn't been named yet ;)
Is this Parhelophilus veriscolor or P. frutetorum?
Length approx 10mm (if I remember this right)
Germany Brandenburg, Fährsee, amongst trees a few yards from the lake
24-June 2019
Thanks!
Edited by Renate on 03-07-2020 22:47
Posted by Sundew on 03-07-2020 21:31
#2
It is a female and thus hopeless... See
https://diptera.i...;pid=98417 and the descriptions and pictures given here:
https://www.flick...263217876/. Males can be told apart if there is a picture of the lower side of femur 3, as
P. frutetorum has a bristle-tipped tubercle under its base. But the identification of females from photos is hardly possible - sorry!
Regards, Sundew
Posted by Renate on 03-07-2020 22:47
#3
Hi,
at least it's not only me who can't tell - Parhelophilus sp. it will be, then :)
Thanks for your reply