Insect ID Requests

[Lester]

1. Metallic Green head and thorax, gray and black bands on abdomen, 5-6mm long. Thinking Halictus tumulorum.



2. Hoverfly A



3. Hoverfly B

Slightly hairy abdomen

[eucera]

This is one of the Lasioglossum morio group. 4 spp in UK, of which L. morio itself is easily the most plentiful in England

[Lester]

Thanks for #1 eucera (oddly my field guide only lists L. leucozonium)

Anyone help with the two hovers, I know the shots not that good for ID on #3.

Both close to but not quite a match for things in my fields guides so I am stuck.

[JRsbugs]

#2 Eupeodes corollae

#3 Melanostoma sp. I think, it's a male but the shapes are not visible enough.

Janet

[Lester]

Great, thanks Janet.

[Dogghound]

3 looks spot on for M.mellinum