Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Episyrphus balteatus, melanistic and intersex?

Posted by Ectemnius on 29-11-2011 21:10
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To me this looks like a dark female specimen of E. balteatus.

It has no male genitalia and the eyes are separated...

E. balteatus can be as dark as this due to lower temperatures during pupation. If the temperatures are warmer one can find specimens which are almost entirely yellow.

Btw. very neat pictures.

Greets,

Ectemnius