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 small dark Syrphid
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| Sundew |
Posted on 14-04-2008 20:59
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, This small Syrphid sat on a yellow tulip yesterday. Can it be identified? Thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [190.68Kb] |
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| Dieter |
Posted on 15-04-2008 08:08
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Member Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 114 Joined: 15.04.07 |
Hi Sundew, a Cheilosia female. Any identification beyond this wouldn't be more than a guess. Cheers, Dieter |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 16-04-2008 20:32
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Aha - so the nice leg colouration isn't helpful in this case... Well, a genus is better than nothing (even if it's a big one). Regards, Sundew |
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| Andre |
Posted on 17-04-2008 09:23
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Cheilosia vernalis-group is as close as I can get. |
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| Dieter |
Posted on 17-04-2008 10:34
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Member Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 114 Joined: 15.04.07 |
The legs would be unusually extensively yellow for a vernalis group specimen. Further, the abdomen seems to be rather slender. A more likely guess would be a species of the urbana group. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 17-04-2008 11:23
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
The slenderness of the abdomen might be due to the fact that she is just shitting! Afterwards the abdomen looked much shorter and rounded... 
Sundew attached the following image:  [120.45Kb] |
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| Andre |
Posted on 17-04-2008 18:23
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Next time, just catch it  |
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