Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cylindromyia sp.

Posted by lweit on 14-07-2006 19:52
#1

Hello
This day on a flower in NE of France, near Metz
It's looks like Cylindomyia sp. perheaps bicolor but this species, in my documentation, leave in S of France ??

Thank you
Louis

Posted by lweit on 14-07-2006 19:53
#2

another photo of this fly

Posted by lweit on 14-07-2006 19:56
#3

Is this other photo, the same species : the shape on the abdomen is more lenght that the precedent ??

Posted by lweit on 14-07-2006 19:59
#4

another photo of this second specimen

Posted by ChrisR on 15-07-2006 21:10
#5

Yeah - really nice example of a Cylindromyia - nice photos :) In my key it looks like it kets to C.auriceps but it would really need close examination of the specimen to be sure.

Posted by Zeegers on 31-07-2006 11:40
#6

Red tip of abdomen = C. bicolor,

not in the Central European keys, but quite common in the mediterrean area.


Theo Zeegers