A Few Hovefly IDs Please

Lester · #1 (**permalink**) 30-08-2010, 05:54 PM

#1

#2

#3 not sure this is strictly a hover, but the abdomen is richly covered on gold hairs, also has very hairy eyes

Gatekeeper · #2 (**permalink**) 30-08-2010, 07:47 PM

#3 is Ferdinandea cuprea, which is a hoverfly

Gatekeeper · #3 (**permalink**) 30-08-2010, 07:51 PM

#2 is a Sphaerophoria species

Jason Green · #4 (**permalink**) 30-08-2010, 08:00 PM

Evening Lester,

The first is possibly Eupeodes latifasciatus. The second is a female Sphaerophoria sp. (and as such is unidentifiable, in this Genus) and the last as you say is a Syrphid and as per GC's ID - Ferdinandea cuprea.

Take care,

Jason

Geoff F · #5 (**permalink**) 30-08-2010, 08:43 PM

#1 is difficult from that angle but from what can be seen of the yellow spots, there does appear to be a black area between it and the abdomen edge so I would agree with Jason that it is probably Eupeodes latifasciatus male.

Although I suppose we can't totally rule out one of the more uncommon versions.

Jason Green · #6 (**permalink**) 30-08-2010, 10:07 PM

...true.

JRsbugs · #7 (**permalink**) 30-08-2010, 10:24 PM

#1 is a male Eupeodes luniger, shapes are wrong altogether for latifasciatus.

Janet

Dogghound · #8 (**permalink**) 31-08-2010, 08:11 AM

I agree with Janet this is Eupeodes luniger.

Lester · #9 (**permalink**) 31-08-2010, 05:03 PM

Marvelous, thanks everyone.

Roger Morris · #10 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 03:50 PM

Hello Lester

might we have the data for the Eupeodes and Ferdinandea for the recording scheme please?

Date, locality, recorder, grid ref.

Regards

Roger