Posted by ukursawe on 21-04-2025 16:13
#1
Hi all,
a few days ago I made a few images of a hoverfly while it was in the air. I assumed it would be
E. tenax, but after inspecting the images, I'm not so sure any more. Since it refused to land somewhere I have only some in-flight images. Is it possible to determine of narrow down the species from these images?
Germany, Garden in western Munich, 13.04.2025, app. 10 mm KL (just guessing here).
Greetings, Uli
Edited by ukursawe on 21-04-2025 18:04
Posted by eklans on 21-04-2025 17:55
#2
Hi Uli, it's E. pertinax (entirely pale fore tarsi, face without broad black median stripe...)
Posted by ukursawe on 21-04-2025 18:03
#3
Hi Eric,
thank you very much for the identification. At least, my suspicions were justified :).
Greetings, Uli
Posted by Juergen Peters on 21-04-2025 19:07
#4
Hello Uli,
the hovering in about 2-3 m height is typical for the males of this species. Yesterday one was constantly hovering above my head at a hedge - impossible to take a photo...