Thread subject: Diptera.info :: unknown syrphid

Posted by Frederic on 27-06-2008 16:24
#1

Hello!

Can you say me, what syrphid is here on the photo? The abdomen is very flat and looks like a wasp. It has green eyes. It was found in Berlin, Germany.

Is it possible to identify this syrphid and its sex?

Thx a lot, Freddy...

www.wincontact.de/bilder/matze/wesp2.jpg

www.wincontact.de/bilder/matze/wesp1.jpg

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 27-06-2008 16:54
#2

Not a convincing wasp mimic, but a real wasp (bembix ?) !

Posted by Iolaire on 30-06-2008 12:34
#3

Bembix sp indeed