Hoverfly ID please

Fungalpunk · #1 (**permalink**) 18-01-2010, 05:13 PM

Any ideas on these copulating critters

Fungalpunk Dave

Jason Green · #2 (**permalink**) 18-01-2010, 06:52 PM

Evening Dave,

They're the Lunar Hoverfly Eupeodes corollae I believe. Do you have a dorsal, top-down image at all? Of course, additionally there are other species in this genus - some of which may be inderterminable from a photo. I don't know that for sure, but it's possible.

A nice pair of shots too!

Take care,

Jason

Fungalpunk · #3 (**permalink**) 19-01-2010, 07:08 AM

Lunar Fly - nice one. Sorry no pics from above bah. Thanks Jason - appreciated. I really do need to crack on with these next year.

Fungalpunk Dave

Fungalpunk · #4 (**permalink**) 19-01-2010, 02:21 PM

Cheers again Jason and acknowledged you at my site with the ID and also added a link to London Invertebrates. My site is Fungalpunk Home Page by the way if you want to have a gander and retrun a link that would be grand.

Funaglpunk Dave

Dogghound · #5 (**permalink**) 19-01-2010, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason Green

Evening Dave,

They're the Lunar Hoverfly Eupeodes corollae I believe. Do you have a dorsal, top-down image at all? Of course, additionally there are other species in this genus - some of which may be inderterminable from a photo. I don't know that for sure, but it's possible.

Agreed Jason these are Eupeodes corollae

Jason Green · #6 (**permalink**) 19-01-2010, 07:59 PM

Thanks Dave. I'm not on my usual PC at the moment due to a technical issue, but as soon as I'm back with the usual software I'll make it my first job

JRsbugs · #7 (**permalink**) 20-01-2010, 10:46 AM

Dave, nice site you have. I had a look at a few pics, thought you might like to know your Syrphus ribesii is more likely to be Epistrophe grossulariae.

Anyone else think so too?

Epistrophe

Janet

Geoff F · #8 (**permalink**) 20-01-2010, 07:40 PM

Rather difficult to be sure from a small, albeit excellent, photo, Janet.

There are so many similarities with these close species. But the spots on tergite 2 do seem a bit broad and tapering; so if the antennae are definitely black, I do agree that Epistrophe grossulariae is a strong possibility.