Bumble, Fly & hoverfly for ID please

[Janenat]

Hello

Few pics taken in my garden yesterday, the bumbles I think are Bombus terrestris?! bit hard to see covered in poppy pollen, amazed at the large sacs they carrying around


The flies I think are Turnip Sawfly - await to be corrected


No idea of this hoverfly - new to me


Many thanks
Jane

[Geoff F]

Those sawflies certainly look like one of the Athalia species but I wouldn't like to say which one without referring to my previous records. They are a bit confusing and I can never remember which is which.

The hoverfly is Merodon equestris. These can be rather variable in colour but there is a distinctive dip in the appropriate wing vein and the wings are totally clear.

ps. I can't get the link to that fly to work; but I found it OK after going to the sawflies first.

[Janenat]

Thanks Geoff, sorry about the link, always manage to do something wrong I'll try again:
I have had a Merodon before but it was a totally different colour



thanks
Jane

[JRsbugs]

The bumble is Bombus terrrestris worker, I get them in poppies covered in purple pollen too! They usually have a big load of purple pollen on their baskets.

The sawfly is also one I have, probably Athalia circularis.

Merodon equestris is correct, there's several colour forms.

Janet

[Janenat]

Thank you Janet

Jane