Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalinus sepulchralis? (19.07.25) --> Eristalinus aeneus
Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-07-2025 19:18
#1
Hello,
am I right here with a male of
Eristalinus sepulchralis? Ca. 10 mm, in abandoned courtyard (northwest Germany).
Edited by Juergen Peters on 29-07-2025 19:55
Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-07-2025 19:18
#2
Pic #2
Posted by eklans on 29-07-2025 11:01
#3
Hallo Jürgen, I think, the eyes are not completely hairy and the tip of hind femora is yellow.
Female
E. aeneus?
based on Bot, van de Meutter (2023): Hoverflies of Britain and NW-Europe
Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-07-2025 19:54
#4
eklans wrote:
Female E. aeneus?
That is interesting, thanks! I assumed, that
E. aeneus would not occur here, because it prefers coastal or at least sandy environments. We have a chalky underground here.