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06-08-2010, 08:41 PM
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this one has its whole leg showing for Mr Green! 
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Evening Seren,
Ah no, but it's a male leg! All the male hind femora are shaded; Syrphus ribesii, vitripennis and torvus ( same with S. rectus - but I think that's debatable for inclusion really!).
Here, I don't think we can see the eyes close enough to rule out torvus - and ribesii and vitripennis males are differenciated by microscopic characters of the basal wing cells.
That said, I'm only finding Syrphus ribesii and vitripennis males currently - more so of vitripennis. Still, yours could be torvus as they are still around, or easily the common ribesii!! So... it's going to have to be Syrphus sp., I'm afraid.
Take care, Jason 
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lol! thankyou again Mr Green. 
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