Posted by jezlee on 20-09-2012 16:27
#1
Can anybody guide me in the right direction with this hoverfly? I find these small (approx. 4mm wing length) all-black ones a nightmare to identify! It was taken from my garden in Wolverhampton, UK, on the 17th September 2012.
Edited by jezlee on 20-09-2012 16:33
Posted by jezlee on 20-09-2012 16:58
#3
Paul Beuk wrote:
Eumerus
Could it be
Eumerus strigatus, Paul?
After consulting my
Stubbs & Falk, it appears it may actually be
E. funeralis, as there seems to be a rounded tubercle near the base of the swollen hind femur, which is not present in
E. strigatus.
Edited by jezlee on 20-09-2012 17:06