Thread subject: Diptera.info :: unid Syrphid

Posted by tristanba on 24-06-2007 22:12
#1

This very large Syrphid (1.5-2 inches) today in N Wales, UK. Resting on the roof of a car, I have never seen anything take off so quickly!

Could it be a Volucella sp?

Many thanks
Tristan

Posted by Kahis on 24-06-2007 22:51
#2

It's a male tabanid, not a syrphid.