Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae: Eristalis arbustorum ♂

Posted by ESant on 11-01-2021 22:09
#1
Hello,

I photographed this fly in Bazzano (AQ), Italy on October 28th 2020. I think it is an Eristalis, but is it possible to identify the species from these photos?

Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
Edited by ESant on 12-01-2021 18:05

Posted by ESant on 11-01-2021 22:10
#2
Photo 2:

Posted by ESant on 11-01-2021 22:10
#3
Photo 3:

Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-01-2021 09:12
#4
Hi,

I think, Eristalis arbustorum male (hairy aristae, other than in the similar A. abusiva).

Posted by ESant on 12-01-2021 18:05
#5
Thank you very much Jürgen!