Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown Syrphid

Posted by Tony T on 12-02-2007 00:26
#1

Collected on a trip to the UK. 7 August 1983, Gloucester, Forest of Dean, heathland. length 16 mm.

Posted by Toby on 12-02-2007 02:15
#2

i'm no expert but it looks like Sericomyia silentis, Genus Sericomyia. I base this only on a photo of this species in 'Hoverflies of Surrey'.