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 Eristalis hoverfly- Fairmile Common, Surrey
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| billsbirding |
Posted on 23-05-2014 01:42
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Hi all, This (presumably) Eristalis hoverfly caught my eye in an area of heathland on Fairmile Common yesterday afternoon. Abdomen shape and markings didn't seem right for E. pertinax, and the white on the hind tibia presumably eliminate E. tenax. I'm guessing that it is one of the other confusion species of which I have very little experience with, so any help would be much appreciated! Unfortunately, I only managed to get this image of it, so completely understand if it isn't do-able from just the one angle. Thanks in advance, Bill billsbirding.blog... EDIT: That's weird... it won't let me attach the photo. The 'chosen file' just seems to disappear whenever I publish or preview the post. Edited by billsbirding on 23-05-2014 01:46 |
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| billsbirding |
Posted on 23-05-2014 01:49
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Just to make this easier, the image is now on my flickr page... https://www.flick...248081175/ Thanks. |
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| billsbirding |
Posted on 24-05-2014 11:23
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Sorry, just bumping this up a bit. Any takers? I still have absolutely no idea why the photo isn't attaching, but the link to Flickr is working fine  Thanks again. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 24-05-2014 14:26
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A female of Eristalis arbustorum, if the arista is plumose, otherwise E. abusiva. |
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| billsbirding |
Posted on 25-05-2014 02:35
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Sundew wrote: A female of Eristalis arbustorum, if the arista is plumose, otherwise E. abusiva. Many thanks- will note for future observations. |
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but don't see the image in the post.