Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae - Xanthandrus comtus - ID by S. Lebrun

Posted by Isidro on 17-08-2010 20:01
#1

big hoverfly. bigger than Syrphus, Eupeodes, etc... smaller than Eristalis...
Oza valley, Huesca, Pyrenees, NE Spain. Yesterday.

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Edited by Isidro on 17-08-2010 20:14

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 17-08-2010 20:05
#2

This is Xanthandrus comtus.

Posted by Isidro on 17-08-2010 20:07
#3

Thanks a lot Stephane, wow, that was quick! I suppose it's writed comptus, not?

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 17-08-2010 20:11
#4

No, this is realy Xanthandrus comtus (Harris 1780).

Posted by Isidro on 17-08-2010 20:13
#5

Sounds a bit rare! But OK, comtus then!