Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalis arbustorum male & female
Posted by Math on 25-08-2015 10:15
#1
Hi, I found these two Eristalis in Sweden and need some help with sorting them into species.
I hope somebody here can help :)
Edited by Math on 28-08-2015 15:40
Posted by Math on 25-08-2015 10:17
#2
Here is the other fly :)
Edited by Math on 25-08-2015 10:17
Posted by Math on 25-08-2015 10:18
#3
Here is a picture where the wings show on the first fly
Edited by Math on 25-08-2015 10:20
Posted by Sundew on 25-08-2015 11:12
#4
This is, as to colour of abdomen and mid tibia, most probably female and male of
E. arbustorum. However, to get a reliable determination, the pictures should show several characters more clearly, e. g. face (black stripe or not) and arista (feathery or more or less bare). A key is given in
https://archive.i....
Regards, Sundew
Posted by Math on 25-08-2015 15:27
#5
Thank you for the quick reply and insight!
and thank you for the key :)
The arista were sadly a little hard to see on the films I made but here is (hopefully) a better picture of the face of the female. I do agree that it seems to be an E. arbustorum.
Cheers,
Malin