Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eupeodes corollae (male)?
Posted by blowave on 04-12-2008 19:21
#1
HI,
One pic of this only, the marks look to me like
Eupeodes corollae male, except the yellow shapes on T2&3 don't look to reach the edges of the abdomen. Could it be anything else? Thanks for any help! :)
Lincoln UK, on 26th July.
Posted by blowave on 05-12-2008 00:22
#2
I think I may have found what it is!
Eupeodes latifasciatus, I found a fly without the marks joining but apparently they can. It also is supposed to have a greenish black abdomen, I think mine has a greenish tinge.
Any agreement on that? :)
Edited by blowave on 05-12-2008 00:23
Posted by Andre on 06-12-2008 15:49
#3
It is
latifasciatus. Forget the tinge, it is not a reliable character. This species is rather variable. The yellow bands on the abdomen may remind to ski-glasses :)
Posted by blowave on 06-12-2008 16:33
#4
Thanks again Andre! yes they do look like ski-glasses! :D
I hadn't seen this one but came across it while searching, luckily!
Janet