Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eupeodes with quite dark legs

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 22-11-2007 00:17
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Well, it certainly looks like E. luniger!
But, as sometimes said before, the genus Eupeodes can be very difficult. A species like luniger is sometimes very hard to separate from E. bucculatus, even with specimen at hand.
The variability between specimens of a certain species can be very big, and some specimens can't even be identied with certainty.
So, yes, I think this is a male of Eupeodes luniger, but one can never be totally sure, and evn more when ther's only a picture!
Greetings,