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21-07-2009, 05:33 PM
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| | | 2 hoverflies and a fly
Found these in my garden , I need help with identifying them please.Barbara    |
21-07-2009, 05:45 PM
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| | | Re: 2 hoverflies and a fly
It looks like a Syrphus sp. though could be a couple of others - do you have any from above? Then Chrysotoxum bicinctum and maybe a Lucilia sp. |
21-07-2009, 06:01 PM
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| | | Re: 2 hoverflies and a fly
Is this any better 
They do usually keep nice and still for photos,but these were moving around quite a bit.  |
21-07-2009, 07:02 PM
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| | | Re: 2 hoverflies and a fly
The mating pair looks like Eupeodes corollae, I've seen 3 lots this year! A good year for Syrphids.
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21-07-2009, 07:15 PM
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| | | Re: 2 hoverflies and a fly
Going by the brownish yellow colour on the female's femur I would think Syrphus ribesii. But the pale face does suggest Eupeodes and they can have heavier black banding like S. ribesii, I'm not really sure on this one.
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21-07-2009, 07:21 PM
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| | | Re: 2 hoverflies and a fly
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Originally Posted by Geoff F  Going by the brownish yellow colour on the female's femur I would think Syrphus ribesii. | Nope, look at the shapes on the abdomen. In Eupeodes corollae the shapes can be joined or not in the males, and reach the sides. The shapes on this male are joined. In Eupeodes luniger they are not, and do not reach the sides. The female if you look carefully does not have joined yellow shapes. |
21-07-2009, 08:11 PM
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| | | Re: 2 hoverflies and a fly
Thank you for the replies ,amazingly detailed ,as usual.Barbara | | |
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