Quote:
Originally Posted by JRsbugs  Fair enough, the person who confirmed it usually doesn't make mistakes, nor does he confirm IDs if he is at all uncertain but on this occasion maybe he made a mistake. He is the 'resident' Syrphidae expert. I had no idea at the time how rare it was either, I simply found one which it looked like.  |
I'm sure
luniger is very much needed as a record though, especially as it's common and so maybe not recorded as much...
Maybe in some parts of Europe it's the predominant species, but over-looked the fact it was seen in the UK - and so thought it most likely? Not sure...