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 Platycheirus flying female
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| blowave |
Posted on 21-12-2010 18:16
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hi, If I follow the key, this should be Platycheirus discimanus as it has 4 sets of yellow spots and we don't have P. groenlandicus. However, there's always a however when I don't know what I'm looking at! Is it possible to say which species this is? I have two flying pics. 21st May 2010, my garden near Lincoln UK. Janet 
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| blowave |
Posted on 21-12-2010 18:16
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 21-12-2010 18:44
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 Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
It is not P. discimanus! See here http://syrphidae....234ea50169 Looks like P. manicatus Lukasz |
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| blowave |
Posted on 21-12-2010 19:00
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
You are right Lukasz! I recognise P. manicatus except when in flight, it is one I had this year. Thanks! http://cubits.org... |
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| Andre |
Posted on 22-12-2010 12:35
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Well Janet, even in these pictures the prolonged face is quite clearly visible  |
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| blowave |
Posted on 22-12-2010 13:39
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Ye I know Andre, but you know how tricky photos can be! The spots didn't look to be the correct shape from what I saw later in the year, and experience has a lot to do with recognition! I'm getting the experience.. http://cubits.org... |
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