Google points to Syrphus, but... (1 Viewer)

[IamFof]

Guys
I spotted this beautiful little fly on Zennor Moor, W. Cornwall.
After trawling Google, I think it is a Syrphus spp. The nearest images suggested S. pyrastri, but I have doubts as it is described as large.

TIA

Fof

 

[Swindon Addick]

With the caveat that I'm not a hoverfly specialist and a species ID from me should be viewed with extreme caution, that looks like pied hoverfly, Scaeva pyrastri, or something closely related.

 

[pdwinter]

Scaeva selenitica I think.

 

[pdwinter]

Stevn Falk's page for S.selenitica Scaeva selenitica (Yellow-clubbed Hoverfly)

 

[IamFof]

Thanks, guys
Scaeva selenitica does look good.
I've just been through my history to try and locate the page that gave me Syrphus pyrastri.
Duhh!!! I managed to conjoin 2 paragraphs on the BNHS Hoverfly page and come up with Syrphus pyrastri.
That'll teach me to READ the article, not attempt to speed-read it

Fof

 

[Ficedula]

Thanks, guys
Scaeva selenitica does look good.
I've just been through my history to try and locate the page that gave me Syrphus pyrastri.
Duhh!!! I managed to conjoin 2 paragraphs on the BNHS Hoverfly page and come up with Syrphus pyrastri.
That'll teach me to READ the article, not attempt to speed-read it

Fof

You were right first time, this is Scaeva pyrastri not selenitica

 

[pdwinter]

Apologies to IamFof - didn't look at the image well enough! The clubbed shaped markings are dropped more at the edges in pyrastri (as in the pic) but not in selenitica. I don't have any pics of selenitica in my collection to illustrate!