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Drone-fly

Eristalis tenax

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Habitat:

Garden

Species ID Suggestions

Hoverfly

Eristalis similis

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Comments (4)
arlanda
You are right, Malcolm. I did not notice that the spotting was in the UK!!! Have a look at this page: http://www.gardensafari.net/english/hoverflies.htm According to this page it could be E. tenax or E. pertinax. "The difference between the two species is the last part of the leg, just above the foot: in E. tenax it is always black and in E. pertinax it is always yellow". I reckon that in your case is E. tenax
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Thanks for the info Arlanda. This one was in the UK and there are very few records of E. similis. Could it possibly be E. tenax, known as a Drone-fly?
arlanda
Nice spotting, Malcolm. But it is actually a fly disguised as a bee. A Hoverfly. I have a similar one: Eristalis similis. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/292766005

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PublishedMay 19, 2014

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