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20.03.2002 2:35, BO.: comment on Zhurchalka

20.03.2002 2:35, BO.: comment on Zhurchalka

The hanging willow or babbler (family Syrphidae; Helophilus pendula = Tubifera pendula) is a common inhabitant of meadows. It feeds on the nectar of flowers. Size 10-15 mm. Larvae develop in water. It is easy to distinguish from other babblers by the vertical yellow stripe on the head.Author: VO

20.03.2002 2:32, Александр Козлов: comment on Eristalis tenax

The family of Babblers is Syrphidae. An adult fly with a brownish breast and a yellow-black spotted belly is very similar to a bee. Noteworthy is the larva of the beekeeper, which is called "rat". The body of the larva is barrel-shaped, indistinctly segmented. The last three segments of the abdomen form a characteristic "tail" - a breathing tube. These segments are thin, and each subsequent one ...

Acnemia flaveola Coquillett, 1901

Mycetophilidae

Agromyza alnivora Spencer, 1969

Agromyzidae

Pediasia pudibundella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1852)

Crambidae

Donaciella cinerea (Herbst, 1784)

Chrysomelidae

Megarhyssa superba Schrank, 1781

Ichneumonidae