Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Xanthogramma?

Posted by FrankH on 26-02-2024 14:17
#1

Hello,
I photographed this hoverfly in the maquis in Croatia on April 21, 2019.
Is it a Xanthogramma-species and can it be identified more precisely?
Thank you very much, Frank

Posted by eklans on 26-02-2024 16:10
#2

Hello Frank, it's most probably a Xanthogramma pedissequum.

EDIT: X. dives could be a resembling one in Southern Europe - to be sure, we'll need a ventral view of the fly.

Edited by eklans on 26-02-2024 16:43

Posted by FrankH on 26-02-2024 17:47
#3

Thank you very much Eric!
Unfortunately I was only able to take this one photo and therefore I have no ventral view.
Best regards, Frank