Today's hover queries - help appreciated

Dillybythesea · #1 (**permalink**) 15-09-2011, 05:48 PM

This seemed a bit small and dark for E.tenax, although you can see it did have a bit of a tan mark each side of the abdomen, but I struggle to see any hairs in the eyes let alone the two smudge rows you can usually easily see ...

And then

Jason Green · #2 (**permalink**) 15-09-2011, 07:18 PM

Eristalis for the first, but I'd rather see how hairy the arista is and have a better-contrasting view of the wing's pterostigma. It reminds me of my interrupta specimen, but that's confirmed on said features I can't validate enough. Maybe others will say more.

The genus 'Lejogaster' rings a bell for the second.

Dillybythesea · #3 (**permalink**) 15-09-2011, 08:37 PM

Thanks Jason. I have tried blowing up the arista in one, and pushing the contrast massively in another, but I'm not sure it'll be much cop. You're lovely to try though.