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Field Notes

Habitat:

Norfolk countryside

Notes:

Apologies for the poor photo. It is possibly a type of Robber fly such as Choerades fimbriata or some type of Hoverfly such as a Sphaerophoria Scripta.

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Choerades fimbriata

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (12)
Dan Doucette
I must disagree, still looks like a hoverfly to me. It has much brighter and larger yellow bands on its abdomen and large red eyes and yellow head, unlike the robberfly.
Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH
For your kind information Dan this ID looks correct. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choerades_fimbriata
Dan Doucette
Well, there are over 6000 species, so it may look different to others you have spotted. Due to the uncertainty, I think you should leave this as an 'unknown' spotting with some info in your notes about what it may possibly be.
SusanJesudason
Thanks for the comments, and I am sorry that the photo is not clearer. You may be right about it being a hoverfly, but it is different to the hoverfly I posted a few days ago. I am afraid I am out of my depth when it comes to insects.
Miguel Jesus
I was going to say that dandoucette, but the quality of the photo is too poor to make any judgement. Still, yes, that's kind of one of the main objectives of its colors, ChiefRedEarth.
Dan Doucette
This looks more like a hoverfly than a robberfly to me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
Miguel Jesus
That's the purpose of its colors. It's an aposematism, an antipredator adaptation. To look like a bee, gives them some level of protection against predators.

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PublishedJune 28, 2013

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