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| LordV |
Posted on 16-08-2006 18:03
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Member Location: Posts: 671 Joined: 06.09.05 |
Haven't seen this one in my garden before  About 11mm body length. Taken today South Coast UK. Any ideas ? Thanks Brian V.  |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 16-08-2006 19:19
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2136 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Brian, I would say Didea spec. but I know very little about Syrphidae, so my opinion doesn't count for much .Jan Willem |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 16-08-2006 19:37
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7232 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Didea fasciata, male. The end of the haltere is pale, which is a distinguishing feature of this species. The other species (at least in Britain) have a dark club.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| LordV |
Posted on 16-08-2006 19:42
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Member Location: Posts: 671 Joined: 06.09.05 |
Thanks for the clue Jan- does look like pics of Didea fasciata Must have cross posted Tony- thanks for the confirmation Brian V. Edited by LordV on 16-08-2006 20:06 |
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