Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown Hoverfly.

Posted by nomad on 31-07-2016 20:42
#1
Please can you ID this. England, County of Wilts, Swindon, Damp Meadow. 29 July 2016.

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Posted by Juergen Peters on 31-07-2016 20:47
#2
Sphaerophoria sp. female.

Posted by nomad on 01-08-2016 11:19
#3
Many thanks Jurgen.

Perhaps Sphaerophoria interrupta. In the UK we have five similar species but they are all rare and confined to specialized biotopes.

Regards Peter.
Edited by nomad on 01-08-2016 11:20