Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Rather big Eristalis, but not tenax or pertinax (08.05.24) --> confirmed
Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-05-2024 21:16
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Hello,
yesterday at a forest path (northwest Germany), about 15-16 mm. Could it be a male
Eristalis similis? I found a female at nearly the same location some weeks before:
https://www.dipte..._id=112959
Edited by Juergen Peters on 15-05-2024 20:02
Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-05-2024 21:17
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Pic #2
Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-05-2024 21:17
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Pic #3
Posted by Volker on 15-05-2024 19:56
#4
Hi Jürgen,
I looked at the species in Bot & de Meutter and it actually only looks like E. similis. Unfortunately you can't see the face and the arista. The pterostigma is light and long, the base of the tiba seems to be light coloured. So I agree with you.
Greetings, Volker
Edited by Volker on 15-05-2024 19:57
Posted by Juergen Peters on 15-05-2024 20:02
#5
Thanks, Volker! Near that place I had already found a female of that species some weeks ago:
https://diptera.i..._id=112959
Posted by Volker on 15-05-2024 21:07
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Hi Jürgen,
Yes, that fits very well. As described, the Arista has very long hair.
Greetings, Volker