Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sphaerophoria scripta

Posted by Sundew on 27-10-2018 23:32
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Sphaerophoria is very difficult... In the book "Britain's Hoverflies" by Ball & Morris 2015 the male genitalia of three frequent species are pictured (see screenshot), but I cannot decide which one is the most matching. In the males of the most frequent species S. scripta the abdomen is longer than the wings and, in a resting fly, protrudes beyond the wing tips. If this character is not cleary seen, I do not dare a guess.
Regards, Sundew