couple of hover flies for ID Herts UK (1 Viewer)

jforgham

Birding for fun

• May 7, 2014

• #1

Came across these whilst searching through a large nettle patch.
Any help to put me right on my id's gratefully received.
Photo 1: Myathropa florae
photo 2: Syrphus ribesii
Many thanks,
Jono
PS I s there a good guide book to hoverflies of the UK?

 

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aeshna5

Well-known member

• May 8, 2014

• #2

Both your Ids are wrong I'm afraid. First is an Eristalis, posssibly E. pertinax.

Second is Epistrophe eligans.

Stubbs Hoverflies is the definitive ID book, but a very useful photoguide called Britain's Hoverflies by Ball/morris on Wildguides came out last year, but isn't fully comprehensive but useful for the non critical species.

 

jforgham

Birding for fun

• May 8, 2014

• #3

Thanks for both putting me right and suggestions for a suitable guidebook. I shall look into getting a copy. Neither of your suggestions are in my "complete" Collins guide by Chinery although it does mention and show E tenax.
Cheers,
Jono

 

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Rotherbirder

Well-known member

• May 8, 2014

• #4

aeshna5 said:

Both your Ids are wrong I'm afraid. First is an Eristalis, posssibly E. pertinax.

Second is Epistrophe eligans

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Correct on both counts. Yellow front- and middle tibiae indicate pertinax.

 

jforgham

Birding for fun

• May 9, 2014

• #5

Thanks for that. Ball/Morris book winging its way to Little Hadham courtesy of Amazon.
Cheers,
Jono

 

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Tarsiger

Well-known member

• May 9, 2014

• #6

Worth book marking this for info and ids

http://www.hoverfly.org.uk/index.php

Russ

 

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Paul Higson

Well-known member

• May 11, 2014

• #7

There is an excellent facebook group - UK Hoverflies