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 Sorry - another syrphidae!
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| nick smith |
Posted on 18-08-2010 00:11
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Can anyone identify this syrphidae (I hope I have that right at least). These were very numerous during early August but I can't really find a likeness in the gallery. The littel 'pringle' moustaches on the abdomen look like it ought to make ID easy but I've not found anything similar. Thanks SE Kent, UK 10/08/2010 |
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| nick smith |
Posted on 18-08-2010 00:11
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2nd photo |
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| nick smith |
Posted on 18-08-2010 00:12
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3rd |
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| nick smith |
Posted on 18-08-2010 00:12
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Close up of a wing |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 18-08-2010 00:18
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Episyrphus balteatus - the commonest syrphid in summer - numbers boosted by a huge influx of migrants from northern Europe  Nice photos
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| nick smith |
Posted on 18-08-2010 00:22
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Thanks Chris - I literally just looked up 'hover flies' on google after posting the above and found some photos - came up with Episyrphus balteatus and re-checked the gallery, the photo of male (2) shows the abdomen marks, I missed that when trawling through the photos first time! But useful to get it ID by someone - thanks |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 18-08-2010 00:23
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They're fairly variable but there's nothing else with markings that look anything like that
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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but don't see the image in the post.