Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cheilosia

Posted by Jessica on 19-12-2020 23:14
#1
Hello,

An idea of the species of this Cheilosia ?

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos273/big/Syrphe.jpg
Jessica Joachim : Suisse : Conthey : 1976 : 15/08/2020
Altitude : 1457 m - Taille : 10 mm environ
Réf. : 273197

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos273/big/Syrphe-2.jpg
Jessica Joachim : Suisse : Conthey : 1976 : 15/08/2020
Altitude : 1457 m - Taille : 10 mm environ
Réf. : 273198

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 26-12-2020 13:06
#2
It must be a female Cheilosia canicularis. Possibly, it is laying eggs on Petasites, its host plant.

Posted by Jessica on 26-12-2020 14:38
#3
Okay, thank you very much !