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speckled wood Commander of the Wild Empire Registered: August 2006 Location: Peoples Democratic Republic of South Cheshire Posts: 1,248	Coole Lane, Near Nantwich, Cheshire
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bugbotherer

Officer of the Wild Empire

Registered: June 2006
Location: South Cheshire UK
Posts: 956

Tue September 12, 2006 12:24pm

I would go for a drone fly like Eristalis tenax

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speckled wood

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Registered: August 2006
Location: Peoples Democratic Republic of South Cheshire
Posts: 1,248

Tue September 12, 2006 6:47pm

It was about the size of Syrphus ribesii and very active, have got it on video, which even caught the buzzing sound it made. Caught it at a bad angle for a proper id.

bugbotherer

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Registered: June 2006
Location: South Cheshire UK
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Wed September 13, 2006 3:47am

Acutally is not a bad angle. You're only missing the wing pattern and legs, but the abdominal pattern and shape sort of suggest E.tenax to me. The close together eyes suggest a male as well

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