Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which Eristalis?

Posted by PeterD on 01-09-2010 12:32
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Found this hoverfly yesterday on Portsdown Hill. Can anyone help identify the species please?

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Thank you

Posted by PeterD on 01-09-2010 13:23
#2
Thank you Paul:). The problem with these is the variation in the amount of orange on the abdomen.