Hoverfly help, please!

[jezlee]

Hello all - could this specimen be another Dasysyrphus venustus? It looks similar to the one I photographed earlier in the week. I'm sure someone out there will be able to straighten me out on this one!

[Geoff F]

There is a lot more details to work on this time. Yes, I would agree with you.

And it's a male.

[aeshna5]

Looks like Eupeodes luniger to me.

Looks like I'm wrong on this one!

[Geoff F]

I was uncertain about whether the previous poor photo could have been a dark E. luniger, but this one clearly has a dense black wing stigma and doesn't look like a melanic form of E. luniger. At least not to me.

[Jason Green]

Afternoon Jez,

I suspect this too will stay as Dasysyrphus sp., as you need to see the lower-half below the eye-line.

Take care,

Jason

[JRsbugs]

Originally Posted by Jason Green

Afternoon Jez,

I suspect this too will stay as Dasysyrphus sp., as you need to see the lower-half below the eye-line.

Take care,

Jason

Jez has posted a pic showing the face and it shows a dark stripe. Yes, this is Dasysyrphus venustus but as Roger has stated before, the taxonomists are looking at a split so all is unsure.

Janet

[jezlee]

Thanks to everyone for their input! As usual, I have found the information supplied on here to be wonderfully informative. I learn something new every day I spend on WAB!

The trick is, of course, to remember it for next time ...

[Geoff F]

The trick is, of course, to remember it for next time

That is why pens were invented. My ID books are full of scribbled additions and I produce my own 'Identification Guides' by printing out photos with notes attached.

[jezlee]

Originally Posted by Geoff F

The trick is, of course, to remember it for next time

That is why pens were invented. My ID books are full of scribbled additions and I produce my own 'Identification Guides' by printing out photos with notes attached.

What a good idea, Geoff ...