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08-09-2010, 07:02 PM
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| | | Hoverfly ID please
I've reviewed past images and can't really find this hoverfly (sort of can but not certain). Could someone stick a name to it for me please?
Thanks in anticipation
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08-09-2010, 07:24 PM
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It's a Sphaerophoria sp. female, which are not doable from pics but it doesn't look like S. scripta.
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09-09-2010, 06:48 AM
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Morning Lee,
Yes, a female Sphaerophoria species as Janet says. Unidentifible from photos - and specimens! This is on account of the way they are identified - by his genitalia, hence females can't be done.
Male scripta can, but the abdominal patterns vary too much in the others.
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09-09-2010, 12:25 PM
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Amazing! Talk about specialists. Thank you both, Janet and Jason, this site AND the people's knowledge never cease to amaze me. Lets me know how little I really know 
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09-09-2010, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  Male scripta can, but the abdominal patterns vary too much in the others. | I may just add he is done by the continuous yellow lateral bands along the thorax, and wings being shorter than the length of the abdomen. Not by abdominal patterns, as I may have made it sound!  | | |
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