Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae: big one from Austria

Posted by Eckhart Derschmidt on 04-07-2022 23:03
#1
Hi, I photographed this specimen in Scharnstein, southern Upper Austria on May 31, 2022. Rather big, bigger than a honey bee. And it appeared to attack bees that were busy on the catnip (for whatever reason).
Best regards,
Eckhart

Posted by Eckhart Derschmidt on 04-07-2022 23:04
#2
One more imge

Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-07-2022 23:31
#3
Hello,

Merodon equestris.

(Should have been posted in the Syrphidae subforum.)