Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae?
Posted by javig on 15-02-2009 00:05
#1
Found in Granada, Spain, 14 Feb 2009
Thanks!
another view...
Edited by javig on 16-02-2009 00:18
Posted by Maddin on 15-02-2009 21:20
#2
could be Platynochaetus armipes... nice find...
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 15-02-2009 21:43
#3
Hey Martin,
Nice you recognised it, it din't ring a bell when I saw it.
But, we don't have armipes in Europe!
I guess you mean setosus, that species is recorded from Spain (and some surrounding countries), whereas the other two species (maquarti and rufus) are known from respectively Sicily and Malta, but these two are also recorded from North Africa.
So, is setosus the same as armipes?
Greetings, Gerard
Posted by javig on 16-02-2009 00:19
#4
Thanks Martin and Gerard, I add another view...
Posted by Maddin on 19-02-2009 08:43
#5
Gerard, you are right, armipes is a bluish grey species, I only found in North Africa, while rufus is often intensely reddish and might be the same species as macquarti. P setosus is the most common of these very rare and fast flying Syrphids, and I am sure the one in the picture is setosus...
Cheers
Martin