| | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 29 | 30 |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
| |
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
| |
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
| |
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
| |
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
| 1 | 2 |  » Stats |
Members: 50,146
Threads: 82,323
Posts: 853,103
Top Poster: glsammy (15,069)
| | Welcome to our newest member, Mildred M | |  | | 
02-08-2007, 03:04 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
Posts: 2,687
| | | 4 Hover ID's Please
I must buy that Hoverfly book by Stubbs and Whatsits and stop bothering you kind folks. Anyway can sks put names to these hoverflies for me please.
1. 
2. 
3. 
4.  |
02-08-2007, 03:19 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
Posts: 9,725
| | | Re: 4 Hover ID's Please
1-Eristalis pertinax
2-Eristalis arbustorum
3-Eristalis pertinax
4-Hmmm undecided.
That's my opinion anyway. Lovely pictures too!
__________________
The female of the species is more deadly than the male.:p |
02-08-2007, 03:22 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 10,729
| | | Re: 4 Hover ID's Please
1+3 Eristalis pertinax |
03-08-2007, 08:43 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
Posts: 2,687
| | | Re: 4 Hover ID's Please
Thanks Wild-Woman & Doghound.
Its just number 4 that needs a name know.
Anyone any ideas?? |
03-08-2007, 09:26 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
Posts: 2,687
| | | Re: 4 Hover ID's Please
Been doing a bit of digging, could No4 be Epistrophe grossulariæ ? |
03-08-2007, 09:40 AM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 10,729
| | | Re: 4 Hover ID's Please
Possibly Syrphus ribesii |
03-08-2007, 10:27 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
Posts: 2,687
| | | Re: 4 Hover ID's Please
Gordon Bennet Dogghound, you sure know how to dash ones hopes. 
However, your hypothesis is not unreasonable and I may be inclined to acquiesce.  |
03-08-2007, 10:38 AM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 10,729
| | | Re: 4 Hover ID's Please
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tormentil  Gordon Bennet Dogghound, you sure know how to dash ones hopes.
However, your hypothesis is not unreasonable and I may be inclined to acquiesce. | lol , hoverflys arnt the easiest to ID there are so many similar species. |
03-08-2007, 10:39 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Suffolk
Posts: 2,795
| | | Re: 4 Hover ID's Please
They are lovely pics , what plants are they on? |
03-08-2007, 11:43 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
Posts: 2,687
| | | Re: 4 Hover ID's Please
First 3 are on Ragwort Mrs F., the last is Yarrow, I think. | | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| | | 18 members and 307 guests | | Deb London, fairplay, frits_b, GuyF, Johnny81, karen66, Kayleigh, PaulButterworth, Robert S J Smith, rossy, scott665, Sofija, Stark, Tobyh, Tormentil, treecreeper, welsh.lensman, Wharfrat | » New Wildlife Posts | | |  Fly ID Today 10:52 AM 2 Replies, 33 Views | | | | | | | | | | | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | | Spammers! Yesterday 08:00 AM 5 Replies, 102 Views | | | | | |
