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 Epistrophe eligans?
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| nick upton |
Posted on 06-05-2010 10:54
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Is this a correct ID for this small, pretty female hoverfly? Wiltshire, southwest UK 5.5.10 nick upton attached the following image:  [145.68Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 06-05-2010 11:51
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
It is - I see them frequently at the moment. The yellow markings may be confluent or not, the males often have lateral spots only. But they always look pretty with the golden shinig thorax! |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 06-05-2010 12:05
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks. Yes, I've seen some with different patterns too, which confused me at first and made me think of Eristalis, but this one made me think it was Epistrophe eligans. Good to get a quick confirmation, thanks. Now I'll get some better photos of them!
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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