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Hi,

This larger hoverfly took a rest on a leaf at our garden hedge.

I suspect it could be a male of an Eristalis species, but it looks a bit different from the Eristalis tenax males I have seen here up to now (not many). Can that be confirmed or excluded from the attached image and/or is a narrower determination possible ?

Germany, Southern Bavaria, Munich (-West), 15.05.2023, app. 10-12 mm

Greetings, Uli