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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 21-01-2015 21:35
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Hi, Syrphidists, is Melanostoma scalare in both cases correct? Thanks for very-/falsifying. Greetings, Lennart 2014-09-18, 10 a.m., Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Mohrkirch, wild meadow Lennart Bendixen attached the following image:  [170.41Kb] Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 24-01-2015 19:01 |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 21-01-2015 21:36
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
here's the other picture
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| Ectemnius |
Posted on 24-01-2015 12:06
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Member Location: The Netherlands Posts: 846 Joined: 22.11.11 |
Hello Lennart, Seeing the female in the above picture I'd say M. mellinum on account of the shiny face. That same specimen is btw a victim of the fungus Entomophthera. Greetings, Ectemnius |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 24-01-2015 18:57
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Hi Ectemnius, thanks for your correction - seems very plausible. Aha, a fungus - I always wondered why those flies look so very strange! Thanks for clearing this up! Greetings, Lennart |
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