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    The Hoverfly Thread

    ID correction This is Leucozona lucorum Roger Morris
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    This I think is Eupeodes latifasciatus but I cannot be entirely certain (vague possibility of E. bucculatus). Roger
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    This is the hive bee Apis mellifera - you can tell it is a bee because it has two sets of wings (flies have one set and a pair of halteres) In terms of determining whether a fly is a hoverfly - the one diagnostic character that is critical is the presence of a vena spuria - a kind of false vein...
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    This looks to me to be Eristalis tenax - the hind femur and tibia are diagnostic (also front tarsi are dark) Roger
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    Records of Hovers Hi folks There are obviously a fair few recorders out there who perhaps get records of a few hovers that might be of use to the Hoverfly Recording Scheme www.hoverfly.org.uk Do please hold on to details of even common but identifiable stuff with - date, location and grid...
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    Leucozona lucorum - both males Roger
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    They are in order M. florea, Parhelophilus sp and Helophilus hybridus Roger
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    Hello Hugh the second one is a Parhelophilus - but cannot say which. I've looked at your website and may be able to help with quite a few of the images - contact me at roger dot morris at dsl dot pipex dot com - I think I'll need to look at originals but can probably do a reasonable...
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    No, this is Leucozona lucorum - the scutellum is yellowish and the shape is wrong for C. illustrata Regards Roger Morris
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    Brian The Chrysotoxum is festivum - arcuatum is a northern species close to verallii Do you have details of records? the recording scheme is interested in records that we can verify - see www.hoverfly.org.uk for contact details Regards Roger Morris
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    Sarah This is Melanostoma scalare - very clear from the dust marks on the frons. The other dusting is a fungal attack that often hits Melanostoma and Platycheirus. Any data on where photographed, when and grid ref? Roger Morris - see www.hoverfly.org.uk for contact details
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