Thread subject: Diptera.info :: syrphid from Turkey

Posted by Cesa on 28-11-2009 22:52
#1

Hello,
a syrphid active today around Izmir, West Turkey. Could its species identified?
Thanks a lot.
Muhabbet

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 28-11-2009 23:33
#2

Nope, not a syrphid. It's Stomorhina lunata, Calliphoridae. A lot of people mistake it for a syrphid...
Greetings

Posted by Cesa on 29-11-2009 06:04
#3

Many thanks Gerard for identification and correction.
Muhabbet