[Geoff F]

Hello Janet,

I have started looking through your images on this thread and so have have considered the first 3 posts of photos.

From my rather limited knowledge of these species I would broadly agree with you so far.

Eupeodes latifasciatus is probably correct providing E. nitens can be ruled out. The yellow bands on your specimen may be a bit on the wavy side like E. nitens but are close to the tergite edges like E. latifasciatus so ideally I would like to see a bit more leg to be sure.

With your first Pipiza female, the yellow spots appear to be rather long and straight sided like P. luteitarsis although the antennae are quite long as P. noctiluca. Once again, more leg is required particularly the front tarsus.

With the Pipiza male, the yellow spots seem shorter and more rounded just like a typical P. noctiluca should be. Your Pipiza on Geranium could also be P. noctiluca.

Your Baccha elongata looks fine to me.

Cheilosia pagana males, with smaller antennae than females, are difficult to separate from C. bergenstammi although the latter should have a black ring on the tibia. So I'm not at all sure on this one.

The Cheilosia sp. female with a short rounded abdomen and part black femora with the remainder of the legs being orange does make me consider C. fraterna. The antennae are pale but are they sufficiently orange for this species?

Just my thoughts so far. I will add a few of my unidentifieds for suggestions.