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18-08-2010, 06:57 PM
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| | | ID for Hoverflies please
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18-08-2010, 07:20 PM
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| | | Re: ID for Hoverflies please
The first looks like Episyrphus balteatus.
Not sure about the other two. |
18-08-2010, 07:30 PM
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| | | Re: ID for Hoverflies please
The easy one is Episyrphus balteatus (male).
The second looks like Eupeodes latifasciatus (male) but I would really like a better angle to double check that the yellow spots don't reach the abdomen sides. I think there is a black gap there.
The third isn't a hoverfly. I have a suspicion of what it might be but I would rather leave that one to the experts. |
18-08-2010, 08:12 PM
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Agree with first two. Last one is Tachina fera, a tachinid.
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18-08-2010, 08:18 PM
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Many thanks - the third fly was certainly very impressive in size and its aggression to other flies. Glad to have it identified! |
18-08-2010, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ann_miles  Many thanks - the third fly was certainly very impressive in size and its aggression to other flies. Glad to have it identified! | Could I please have the details of the record so I can add it to the Tachinid Recording Scheme database.
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18-08-2010, 08:39 PM
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Tachina fera found on marjoram in garden in Toft Cambridgeshire - 2 pairs present 17th August 2010
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06-09-2010, 04:46 PM
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| | | Re: ID for Hoverflies please
Hello
Hoverfly data would be useful too
Regards
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