Thread subject: Diptera.info :: male Eristalis arbustorum.

Posted by Jim Senn on 29-01-2021 17:22
#1
Photos from 25 Jul 2020, Badem, RLP, Germany. Size estimate is 15mm. My best guess is Eristalis tenax maybe.
Edited by Jim Senn on 06-05-2021 16:01

Posted by Jim Senn on 29-01-2021 17:23
#2
Second view.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-01-2021 18:20
#3
Hello,

male Eristalis arbustorum (frequent) or abusiva (rare).

Posted by Jim Senn on 30-01-2021 15:53
#4
Thanks for your help. Upon researching the two species I looked carefully at the original photo & discovered that the Arista has hairs covering its entirety & that they are relatively long being about 1/4 as long as the Arista. I gather from this that it the more common male Eristalis arbustorum.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-01-2021 22:10
#5
Hello Jim,

Jim Senn wrote:
I gather from this that it the more common male Eristalis arbustorum.


yes.