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 Possibly another hoverfly. Anyone help with the ID? Again photographed at Martin Mere, Lancashire UK on 26th May 2007
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 I'd say these are two pictures of different species of the same genus: top Melanostoma mellinum, bottom Melanostoma scalare, both females.
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 Brilliant, thanks a lot Paul
 
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