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  1. paul47

    The Hoverfly Thread

    Thanks once again! Yes, same individual.
  2. paul47

    The Hoverfly Thread

    I've just about finished going through all my photos now. There's two individuals where my pictures are not good enough to use the keys - does anyone recognise these? hf6 - Old Winchester Hill, September hf7 (two pics) - Old Winchester Hill, September
  3. paul47

    The Hoverfly Thread

    Thank you very much! On hf3, the other photos I have are consistent with Platychirus albimanus but I'm missing a good shot of the frons. On hf5 none of my photos show the aristal hairs, so I'll have to leave that one dangling.
  4. paul47

    The Hoverfly Thread

    Well, Santa listened and I now have a copy of the Stubbs & Falk Hoverfly book. I've successfully identified some of the photos I took in the summer, but I now understand why you can't identify all hover-flies from photos alone. For one reason or another I'm a bit stuck on these, and I'd...
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