CLOSED: Epistrophe melanostoma?

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Apr 30, 2008

Found it on 25 April taking a rest on a Fatsia Japonica leaf.

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/imgmay07/epistrophe_melanostoma.jpg

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Apr 30, 2008

another pic;

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Apr 30, 2008

and a last;

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Apr 30, 2008

It's a female, and I think Syrphus torvus, the yellow stripes are thinner than on Epistrophe melanostoma and I don't think the tail end quite matches. Syrphus torvus has all yellow thighs and darker below like yours too. The face 'frons' looks to match too. In your first pic I can see black hairs at the lower end of the abdomen which match S. torvus.

http://www.gardensafari.net/pics/vliegen/zweefvliegen/syrphus_ribesii_ha4_2919.jpg

http://www.gardensafari.net/english/hoverflies.htm




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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) May 01, 2008

That must be it, although mine tails end seem to be a little longer and more pointy, specially in my second pict, but that might be due to the angle of the picture.
Thank you wallaby!

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 02, 2008

The tail length is due to it being 'extended', lol, I did have pics with one cleaning itself in this region and it does extend a lot more than that!

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) May 02, 2008

Oh, I see, lol! Thanks, I learn a bit more every day!

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