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Old Sunday 16th December 2007, 10:45   #1
JIM MIDDLETON
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Hoverfly ? ID

Hi,

Can anyone ID this for me - taken in early June in Hemel Hempstead - my book leads me to Eupeodes nitens but some photos on the web leave me in doubt.

Can anyone advise ?

Many thanks

JIM


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Old Sunday 16th December 2007, 19:43   #2
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I'm pretty sure it is in fact Xanthogramma pedissequum.
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Old Sunday 16th December 2007, 20:45   #3
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Totally agree.
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