Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Epistrophe eligans?

Posted by nick upton on 06-05-2010 10:54
#1
Is this a correct ID for this small, pretty female hoverfly?

Wiltshire, southwest UK 5.5.10

Posted by Sundew on 06-05-2010 11:51
#2
It is - I see them frequently at the moment. The yellow markings may be confluent or not, the males often have lateral spots only. But they always look pretty with the golden shinig thorax!

Posted by nick upton on 06-05-2010 12:05
#3
Many thanks. Yes, I've seen some with different patterns too, which confused me at first and made me think of Eristalis, but this one made me think it was Epistrophe eligans. Good to get a quick confirmation, thanks. Now I'll get some better photos of them!