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 Late Cheilosia?
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 12-10-2005 01:04
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13910 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! In addition to some of the bigger Cheilosia canicularis there also were these ones of about half the size visting flowers yesterday here in Ostwestfalen/Germany. Is it possible to tell what it is from the not so good photo? Thanks in advance! 
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| John Smit |
Posted on 12-10-2005 08:53
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 Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Judging by the compact build body, I would say a female Cheilosia vernalis. Best wishes, John |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 12-10-2005 22:01
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13910 Joined: 11.09.04 |
John Smit wrote: Judging by the compact build body, I would say a female Cheilosia vernalis. Thanks, John! But doesn't the name vernalis indicate that that should be a spring species? Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 13-10-2005 16:38
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Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Dear Juergen, There's a lot more to the taxonomy of this one (or perhaps many) species than just the significance of the verb 'vernalis'. The species we call C. vernalis has at least two generations per year and can be found as late as October. best wishes, John |
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