Monday, 30 April 2018

Syrphus females - ribesii versus torvus

Not just hairy eyes, but also the legs and head patterns vary.

I'll try to add vitripennis to this if I remember. As I recall ribesii all yellow hind femora is a good unique character though so I suspect vitripennis may resemble torvus in that respect.

Note the distinct widow's peak on ribesii, which seems to be a "cleaner" looking fly all round.




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