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Old 19-11-2009, 04:25 PM
Roger Morris Roger Morris is offline
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Re: Is this Chrysotoxum cautum or elegans

Hello

There is a very comprehensive website covering hoverfly data. This is the Hoverfly Recording Scheme website at Hoverfly Recording Scheme - Index

There is a valid map for all species of Chrysotoxum. At the moment two species are likely to occur in Devon: C. elegans and C. cautum - but C. elegans is the more likely. I would not expect C. verrallii that far west. Curiously that species has not moved at all over recent years. In fact we think it is possibly declining.

My instinct for your photo says C. elegans but I am cautious - can you give some data please - that may help matters.

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Roger Morris
Hoverfly Recording Scheme
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