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25-03-2007, 04:51 PM
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| | | Two for ID if you wouldn't mind
My incompetence with insect ID is well known so a bit of assistance would be much appreciated. I'm going for Helophilus pendulus for this first one; 
This one I haven't got a clue on, although I see a lot of them; 
Both taken today on the edge of a towpath in North Kent. Please help!
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25-03-2007, 05:41 PM
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| | | Re: Two for ID if you wouldn't mind
Think I would go for Anasimyia interpuncta. Probably wrong knowing me though. 
The hoverfly that is. Not a clue for the other.
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25-03-2007, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman  Think I would go for Anasimyia interpuncta. Probably wrong knowing me though.
The hoverfly that is. Not a clue for the other. | I'd go with that ID for for hoverfly; definitely Anasimyia + looks like A.interpunctata. Doesn't seem to have long snout of A.lineata which is a bit similar. They used to be considered Helophilus.
It's a scarce species- looking at hoverfly atlas that came out in 2000 it says: limited distribution in fens of East Anglia, Thames marshes + marshes of East Sussex. An early species often visits Caltha flowers + often associated with Glyceria, but sometimes Phragmites. May be a second generation in July- August. Being early it says it may be overlooked. Good shot.
As for the other fly- no idea!! |
25-03-2007, 09:32 PM
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I'm going to plump for Helophilus pendulus which does occur from late March early April onwards. This is based on the hind femur colouration and the fact that yellow patch on T2 of the abdomen is a whacking great wedge and not a delicate sculpt.
The other one looks a bit dungfly-ish
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25-03-2007, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by bugbotherer The other one looks a bit dungfly-ish | I think it's probably a dung fly, but not easy for me to tell from the angle of shot. |
26-03-2007, 08:56 AM
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Helophilus pendulus and Scathophaga stercoraria. | | |
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