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Hoverfly species (Syrphus species) Norfolk UK GB April 2015 (1 Viewer)

robinchittenden

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Anyone want to have a stab at this one. Is it even a Syrphus species?

Thanks

Robin
 

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yes it is a female Syrphus, this genus is very hard and many pix of females and most pix of males are not IDable, even by the top experts, but yours *seems* to be Syrphus ribesii as what can be seen of the hind femur is yellow. In the females of the other common british species it is mostly black, although the distal end is yellow. I wouldn't be 100% sure however as you don't have an unobstructed view of the whole length of either femur.

cheers,
James
 
James Lowther said:
yes it is a female Syrphus, this genus is very hard and many pix of females and most pix of males are not IDable, even by the top experts, but yours *seems* to be Syrphus ribesii as what can be seen of the hind femur is yellow. In the females of the other common british species it is mostly black, although the distal end is yellow. I wouldn't be 100% sure however as you don't have an unobstructed view of the whole length of either femur.

cheers,
James
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Thanks James. I wasn't sure if the hind femur was even yellow enough.

Thanks

Robin
 
I guess this male is trickier to ID then? Taken same place same time as the female Common Banded Hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii).

Hope the common name OK?

Robin
 

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