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| vida |
Posted on 03-01-2010 18:53
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Can anyone please help with an ID for this fly from South Africa?
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 03-01-2010 19:06
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
For Syrphidae section. (female) |
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| vida |
Posted on 03-01-2010 19:19
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Thx Jorge! |
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| Andre |
Posted on 04-01-2010 10:16
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Syrphini... Episyrphus, Syrphus or Eupeodes or a related genus. .... after a little digging, this just may be the species Allograpta hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923. (Synonyms: Syrphus calinus Curran, 1938; Syrphus hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923). But I am not sure, because RSA is strange to me. Maybe Gerard can add some more options? Edited by Andre on 04-01-2010 16:52 |
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| vida |
Posted on 06-01-2010 16:12
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Thank you very much Andre. Much appreciated. Hope Gerard sees this. |
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| Andre |
Posted on 09-01-2010 21:07
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
If not, write him a personal message... |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 09-01-2010 22:22
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
It's not Allograpta, those have clear yellow stripes at the sides of the thorax. It's indeed a female Eupeodes or Syrphus, but the African fauna is poorly known. There's a good collection at the Natal Museum, so visit it when possible. You could also start collecting syrphids and send them to me!  Greetings, Gerard Edited by Gerard Pennards on 09-01-2010 22:22 Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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