steve covey
Jack of all Orders - Master of None
Hi Nick,
this is Chrysotoxum bicinctum. Reasonably common and widespread. I get it in my 'wildlife' garden.
Cheers,
Steve.
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Hi Nick,
this is Chrysotoxum bicinctum. Reasonably common and widespread. I get it in my 'wildlife' garden.
Cheers,
Steve.
Ficedula
velico ergo sum
Eupeodes
steve covey
Jack of all Orders - Master of None
Yes, I would agree with Eupeodes, and they are almost impossible to separate down to species from a photo. They are all quite variable as to the amount and shape of the yellow markings on the tergites. Sorry we can't be more precise.
redeyedvideo
It's like water off a duck's back!
Hi all,
I wonder if someone could identify this one which was amongst many I did manage to identify in my garden over the weekend? A little out of focus I'm afraid as it disappeared as quickly as it came.
Also perhaps of interest (to me anyway!) was this delightful little Ruby-tailed Wasp, a garden first.
I wonder if someone could identify this one which was amongst many I did manage to identify in my garden over the weekend? A little out of focus I'm afraid as it disappeared as quickly as it came.
Also perhaps of interest (to me anyway!) was this delightful little Ruby-tailed Wasp, a garden first.
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redeyedvideo
It's like water off a duck's back!
Many thanks, I thought I'd be able to find it from those distinctive wing markings, I really must invest in the Stubbs book. As for Chrysis this one was smaller and not as bright as ones I've seen previously but as you say, not possible to ID with certainty especially from this photo.
And thanks for your 200th post!
redeyedvideo
It's like water off a duck's back!
Rhingia rostrata or campestris?
I took the first photo of what I thought to be Rhingia rostrata in the garden on Sunday. I'm familiar with R. campestris having taken hundreds of photos of them in Northern France over several years but the literature I've read suggests rostrata is very difficult to separate. It looked more orange and kept to the shadows hence the flash.
Here's a couple of (almost definite) campestris for comparison.
I took the first photo of what I thought to be Rhingia rostrata in the garden on Sunday. I'm familiar with R. campestris having taken hundreds of photos of them in Northern France over several years but the literature I've read suggests rostrata is very difficult to separate. It looked more orange and kept to the shadows hence the flash.
Here's a couple of (almost definite) campestris for comparison.
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robhope
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My first go at Hoverflies (4+1)
I have been taking photos of Hoverflies for a while and have the Stubbs and Falk book, but until now I have been remiss in trying to identify them.
So here it goes:
1) Episyrphus balteatus
2) Scaeva pyrastri
3) Sphaerophoria scripta
4) Volucella bombylans
5) Unknown - another Scaeva pyrasrti or Eupeodes corollae (or neither!)
Please feel free to confirm / deny my suggestions, and any pointers in this new area for me would, as always, be most welcome.
robhope
Egrets, I've had a few
I have been taking photos of Hoverflies for a while and have the Stubbs and Falk book, but until now I have been remiss in trying to identify them.
So here it goes:
1) Episyrphus balteatus
2) Scaeva pyrastri
3) Sphaerophoria scripta
4) Volucella bombylans
5) Unknown - another Scaeva pyrasrti or Eupeodes corollae (or neither!)
Please feel free to confirm / deny my suggestions, and any pointers in this new area for me would, as always, be most welcome.
robhope
Egrets, I've had a few
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redeyedvideo
It's like water off a duck's back!
Thanks again Ficedula, great name by the way, very fitting. This is the only other photo I managed and I haven't seen it since. Slightly OOF I'm afraid.
Also a female Xanthogramma pedissequum presumably.
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Ficedula
velico ergo sum
correct
robhope
Well-known member
Gavia_immer
Loony the Loon
I have just returned from a little holiday in England and there were hoverflies absolutely everywhere. I took over 800 pics of them! :eek!: I know I have got about 15 different species at least. Loads of work to do to classifly all those pictures! :king:
Here I am posting the first set of pictures.
First one I think is Episyrphus balteatus. Hope I got that one right. I found two other similar ones in the same garden. Might be variations or different species. I would be very grateful if somebody can clarify this.
Here I am posting the first set of pictures.
First one I think is Episyrphus balteatus. Hope I got that one right. I found two other similar ones in the same garden. Might be variations or different species. I would be very grateful if somebody can clarify this.
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robhope
Well-known member
Second go - three for confirmation & 2 for ID
Three for confirmation and two for ID from the last week:
1) Volucella pellucens
2) Eristalis arbustorum
3) Tachina fera (I know I don't think it is a hoverfly!)
4) Unknown - seem to be 2/3 culprits
5) Unknown again (is it IDable?)
I am enjoying the challenge of completely new insect features so any help as always...
robhope
Egrets, I've had a few
Three for confirmation and two for ID from the last week:
1) Volucella pellucens
2) Eristalis arbustorum
3) Tachina fera (I know I don't think it is a hoverfly!)
4) Unknown - seem to be 2/3 culprits
5) Unknown again (is it IDable?)
I am enjoying the challenge of completely new insect features so any help as always...
robhope
Egrets, I've had a few
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Andrew
wibble wibble
Hello,
I am really struggling with this one seen at Dawlish Warren on Sunday. My Chinery book is not helping me here so looks like I shall have to get a bigger boat (book).
Help anyone please?
Apologies for the unsharp pictures as I was using a new compact camera in poor light. It is the surprisingly cheap Canon A480 which I love for the 1cm macro function.
Thanks,
Andrew.
I am really struggling with this one seen at Dawlish Warren on Sunday. My Chinery book is not helping me here so looks like I shall have to get a bigger boat (book).
Help anyone please?
Apologies for the unsharp pictures as I was using a new compact camera in poor light. It is the surprisingly cheap Canon A480 which I love for the 1cm macro function.
Thanks,
Andrew.
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Gavia_immer
Loony the Loon
Thanks a lot for your reply, Aeshna! They look so different! But I had a feeling they all might be the same thing.
Here is the second encounter with a hoverfly of my holiday in England. It was in the same garden than the previous ones. I guess it is a Syrphus of some kind. I don't know if those pictures show clearly the ID features. They all show the same specimen. I have pics of other specimens and even a female. But all the others weren't as cooperative as this one. I will post more if that can help to ID.
Thanks in advance for any help!
