Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae? and no idea
Posted by Michael Stemmer on 08-02-2025 09:38
#1
Hello,
can someone determine this fly? I´m not even sure, if it is a Syrphidae at all ...
Location: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinum, 53572 Unkel, river Rhine valley, Stux hill, dry and warm habitat (grapeyards), nearby deciduous forest (oak, beech ...), May 19th 2024.
Thanks in advance,
Michael
Posted by Michael Stemmer on 08-02-2025 09:38
#2
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Posted by eklans on 08-02-2025 11:47
#3
Syrphidae is correct. Do you have a strictly lateral image?
Posted by Michael Stemmer on 08-02-2025 14:46
#4
I`m sorry, Eric, but these are the only two photos I have from this fly.
At least any suggestions?
Greetings,
Michael
Posted by eklans on 08-02-2025 15:41
#5
Black legs, hairy eyes and face, scutellum with long bristles, silvery hairs on tergite's margin:
could be a female
Cheilosia variabilis.
Posted by Michael Stemmer on 08-02-2025 15:48
#6
Hello Eric,
Could, but not for sure?
Posted by eklans on 08-02-2025 17:31
#7
Hello Michael,
Cheilosia is a big and quite complicated genus and I'm not an expert but learning. Hopefully an expert will have a look at your fly and give us some certainty. It could attract an expert if you add
Cheilosia cf. variabilis to the title of your thread.
Edited by eklans on 08-02-2025 17:34
Posted by Michael Stemmer on 09-02-2025 07:55
#8
Good morning Eric,
so I think I´ll name it "Cheilosia cf. variabilis", if you don´t contradict.
Greetings from the river Rhine valley,
Michael