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13-10-2011, 03:24 PM
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| | | Late hoverfly for ID
There were a couple of these on the ivy flowers today: 
Their wings were very long. The first I've seen for some days.
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13-10-2011, 07:53 PM
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| | | Re: Late hoverfly for ID
Not much detail there so this is just a wild guess. But how about Scaeva pyrastri? I found one on 29/09/11.
The apparent extra long wings are simply due to the abdomen camera angle.
Last edited by Geoff F; 13-10-2011 at 07:55 PM.
Reason: extra line.
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13-10-2011, 08:08 PM
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You are right Geoff - thanks. It was very low down and the light was not good.
I did get this very brightly coloured Eristalis though, higher up: 
Tenax or pertinax - I can never remember!
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13-10-2011, 08:51 PM
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Impossibly to tell from that angle. And there are a few other possibilities amongst the Eristalis family.
I take it that bit of orange coming from it's rear is part of the leaf. If it is actually a hind leg, E. rupium could be possible. But either way we need some different angles. |
13-10-2011, 09:54 PM
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Another shot I cleaned up: 
Dark hind legs = ?
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Not sure, but look at the two-tone eyes - blue-green/reddish... | | |
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