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24-04-2010, 04:51 PM
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| | | ID pls for different coloured drone fly type
I've been through Eristalis in the Gallery but I can't see anything as stripey as this, or with such a beige thorax, and am a bit stumped where to look next. Any help hugely appreciated - as ever!  |
24-04-2010, 05:23 PM
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| | | Re: ID pls for different coloured drone fly type
This one is in the genus Syrphus itself rather than Eristalis. |
24-04-2010, 06:10 PM
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| | | Re: ID pls for different coloured drone fly type
Ah! Thank you eucera. I shall go looking for images of Syrphus then. ATB, Dill |
24-04-2010, 06:32 PM
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| | | Re: ID pls for different coloured drone fly type
Evening Dilly,
I'll go for Syrphus ribesii on account of the largely yellow hind femora.
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24-04-2010, 07:24 PM
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| | | Re: ID pls for different coloured drone fly type
Yes I agree with Jason.
Nb. It is only females which have the all yellow hind femur; males are identical to S. vitripennis. |
25-04-2010, 06:55 AM
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| | | Re: ID pls for different coloured drone fly type
Many thanks Jason and Geoff F! It's great to be able to give it a whole label, and to know about the hind femur on the female is really interesting and helpful!  | | |
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