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Eristalis tenax ?
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lweit |
Posted on 05-12-2006 23:07
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Member Location: France, Département de la Moselle Posts: 609 Joined: 23.12.05 |
Hello For confirmation, is that fly Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758), with her yellow shape on the abdomen ? Thank you Louis lweit attached the following image: [107.9Kb] |
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Xespok |
Posted on 05-12-2006 23:23
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5550 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Why she, it is a he.
Edited by Xespok on 09-12-2006 10:37 Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
pierred |
Posted on 06-12-2006 09:04
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1437 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Louis, You should not look at the yellow markings on the abdomen, but at the two stripes of hairs on the eyes. One can see it quite nicely on the left eye. Edited by pierred on 06-12-2006 09:04 Pierre Duhem |
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