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 Hoverfly for ID
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| creaturesnapper |
Posted on 17-07-2016 10:52
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Another spotting from my last day out .Is it possible to ID this Eristalis from my image .This group give me the most headaches when it comes to positive IDs .Thanks in advance .
Edited by creaturesnapper on 17-07-2016 10:54 |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 17-07-2016 11:28
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Some more pictures from different angles would be useful to estimate colour and hair pattern of the femora, lateral and frontal view of the head, etc. From the key http://web.archiv...stkey.html you see which characters have necessarily to be visible. This female has a square pterostigma, so either E. interrupta or E. jugorum. The latter usually has a dark zig-zag pattern on the wings, but it may be faint. Compare thread http://www.dipter...;pid=50661. The locality should always been given, it might be helpful! Regards, Sundew Edited by Sundew on 17-07-2016 13:55 |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 17-07-2016 13:19
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P.S. Please use the Syrphidae forum for hoverfly questions. |
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| creaturesnapper |
Posted on 17-07-2016 18:59
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Thankyou Sundew , I will post future Hoverflies on the Syrphidae forum .The location for this one was Rickmansworth , Herts ,UK. I unfortunately only managed one other image ,before it departed.
Edited by creaturesnapper on 17-07-2016 19:04 |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 17-07-2016 22:21
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So it should be E. interrupta. E. jugorum is absent from Britain. |
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| creaturesnapper |
Posted on 18-07-2016 07:57
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Thankyou again for your help. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
