Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small and green
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 10-09-2008 10:28
#1
Hi all
My first thought was Chrysogaster, but the antennae do not seem right.
Murato, Corsica, August 2008, Approx 8-9 mm.
Oh, and by the way, it IS a syrphid, isn't it ?
Cheers
Philippe
Posted by Andre on 11-09-2008 15:57
#2
It IS a Syrphid, probably
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum, female.
Posted by Menno Reemer on 11-09-2008 16:36
#3
I think the third antennal segment is too long for any Chrysogaster species. It's an Orthonevra, which is also indicated by more or less recurrent marginal crossvein M1. Riponnensia would also be a possibility, but the only species with an elongate 3rd antennal segment is R. longicornis, and in that species the antennae are even much longer. So, I think it's an Orthonevra species, but I don't know which one.
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 11-09-2008 18:56
#4
I agree with Menno, certainly Orthonevra, and it looks like Orthonevra nobilis, but that's an educated guess!
Greetings
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 11-09-2008 20:20
#5
Thanks all for your replies.
Philippe