Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Could this one be Melangyna lasiophthalma ?, 1 by wallaby1
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wallaby1 wrote: Platycheirus tarsalis looks very close to #2, a dead specimen which doesn't always show the best colours but this one does have 3 rows of pattern where some others have more. The pattern looks a little more square, but your picture is at an angle which may soften the shapes a little. Legs also look dark. http://www.fugleognatur.dk/english/gallery_uk.asp?mode=ShowL... http://syrphidae.com/specie.php?genus=Platycheirus&specie=ta... Look at the other Platycheirus to compare, http://www.fugleognatur.dk/english/art_uk.asp?mode=liste&id=... I think I have Platycheirus clypeatus, the leg colour looks similar, and although it has closed wings I can see the two rows of middle shapes are broader, with smaller ones at the top and bottom. Pics I have seen of the male don't have the smaller shapes at the bottom, mine is female. I'm not sure I would like to name mine difinitely on my photo though. Posting a pic of mine so you can compare the differences. http://www.fugleognatur.dk/english/gallery_uk.asp?mode=ShowL... This message was edited Aug 19, 2007 12:15 AM |