Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Syrphidae ID

Posted by Olinguito on 28-04-2015 18:54
#1

Hello.

I took this photo of a hoverfly on angelica yesterday (location: Waterworks Corner, South Woodford, London, UK) and now I'm having much trouble identifying it.

i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l493/SophieAthena/DroneHoneyBeeOrHoverfly.jpg

From the abdominal markings I thought it might be a species of the genus Syrphus. Would it be Syrphus ribesii?

Thanks!

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 28-04-2015 19:12
#2

Myathropa florea.

Posted by Olinguito on 28-04-2015 19:16
#3

Thanks! |t