Thread subject: Diptera.info :: a female S. selenitica << Scaeva female, dignota or selenitica << ID please

Posted by BartNap on 11-04-2023 02:46
#1

West Poland, 10.04.2023

Edited by BartNap on 12-04-2023 11:54

Posted by varganimrod on 11-04-2023 07:11
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Hello! This is a Scaeva sp. (Syrphidae) female, dignota or selenitica. I can’t see the edge of the abdomen clearly, to decide this.

Posted by BartNap on 11-04-2023 08:09
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Thank you, Varganimrod! I've got only to pics of this individual. The second one is attached below. I hope it helps.

Posted by eklans on 11-04-2023 10:06
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Dzień dobry Bart!
I think it's a female S. selenitica - it appears FEB-NOV while S. dignota is a summer species and dignota's yellow spots are usually broader.

Posted by varganimrod on 11-04-2023 21:44
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About this, second picture, i would vote to selenitica as well, because yellow spots on the abdomen don’t reach the margin of the abdomen.

Posted by BartNap on 12-04-2023 11:53
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Thank you!