Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small UK Hoverfly.

Posted by Sundew on 13-12-2017 02:13
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This is a male member of Melanostoma. The lower picture, though a bit blurred, is significant, as we can see an elongate abdomen. Tergite 2 and 3 are much longer than they are wide, so it is M. scalare. In M. mellinum T2 and T3 are both as long as wide.