Posted by ukursawe on 15-05-2023 14:22
#1
Hi,
This larger hoverfly took a rest on a leaf at our garden hedge.
I suspect it could be a male of an Eristalis species, but it looks a bit different from the Eristalis tenax males I have seen here up to now (not many). Can that be confirmed or excluded from the attached image and/or is a narrower determination possible ?
Germany, Southern Bavaria, Munich (-West), 15.05.2023, app. 10-12 mm
Greetings, Uli
Edited by ukursawe on 15-05-2023 17:57
Posted by eklans on 15-05-2023 17:38
#2
Hi Uli, it's an
Epistrophe eligans.
(all
Eristalis have vein R4+5 strongly bowed)
Edited by eklans on 15-05-2023 17:43
Posted by ukursawe on 15-05-2023 17:56
#3
Hi Eric,
thank you for the determination, that is obviously a better fit (esp. the bronze mesonotum), even though the yellow markings are a bit reduced.
Thanks for the info on the veins, that was new for me.
Greetings, Uli