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 Eristalis tenax variation?
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| zcuc |
Posted on 31-03-2008 01:21
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
dorsal view
zcuc attached the following image:  [81.66Kb] Edited by zcuc on 31-03-2008 08:25 |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 31-03-2008 03:13
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14246 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! I would say male Eristalis tenax. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 31-03-2008 08:02
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Hi J?rgen, But look this male Eristalis tenax http://www.dipter...d_id=11255 which I posted from exactly the same area. They look so different.  This Eristalis has much lighter coloration, less hairy and distinct yellow knees. The one from December was very dark which almost no yellow in the knees. Could it be Isael has two sub sp. or this variation are acceptable? Edited by zcuc on 31-03-2008 08:24 |
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| Andre |
Posted on 31-03-2008 12:08
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Tenax is very variable in coloration, but somehow always easy to recognize... |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 31-03-2008 22:16
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Thanks Andre |
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