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 Small Syrphidae male (02.06.26)
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 03-06-2026 20:01
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14580 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, yesterday a 7-8 mm hoverfly male rested on a leaf in our abandoned backyard (northwest Germany). At first sight I thought of a Eupeodes latifasciatus, but that does not seem to fit well. What else could ibt be? An Epistrophe? Or a Parasyrphus? Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [205.01Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 03-06-2026 20:01
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14580 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Pic #2
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [151.51Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Volker |
Posted on 04-06-2026 17:15
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Member Location: Bexbach/Germany Posts: 401 Joined: 15.05.08 |
Hi Jürgen, Epistrophe grossulariae seems like a good fit here Greetings, Volker  |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 04-06-2026 18:54
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14580 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello Volker, Volker wrote: Epistrophe grossulariae seems like a good fit here thank you! But I am not sure. There are no bands on abdomen, only slightly connected, nearly rectangular spots. Also the 3rd antennal segments are not completely black, but yellow below. And the size of 7-8 mm was far too small (P. grossulariae: 12-16 mm, a rather large Epistrophe). Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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