Posted by Juergen Peters on 05-03-2021 17:53
#5
Hello Ectemnius,
Ectemnius wrote:
"markings do not reach edges of tergites" does not hold up when examining Dutch material of early spring Eupeodes. These blacker than normal specimens belong to Eupeodes corollae.
interesting! According to my observations
Eupeodes corollae is a mostly summer species here in northwest germany - if I identified them correctly... (I find especially the males rather distinctive). All
Eupeodes from late autumn or late winter showed the character I counted on ("markings do not reach edges of tergites"). And I never saw a typical
E. corollae male that late or early. Here are some females I found outside the "normal season". So they all are
Eupeodes corollae?
February 06th, 2019:
February 25th, 2019:
October, 22nd, 2018:
November, 16th, 2018:
November, 18th, 2020: