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 Hoverfly? for ID
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| PeterD |
Posted on 15-09-2010 01:44
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Member Location: Portsmouth UK Posts: 297 Joined: 08.11.09 |
Can anyone please help me ID this fly? Click here for larger image >>http://www.imagei...qc8-XL.jpg Thank you Kind regards Peter www.imageinuk.com |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 15-09-2010 07:31
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Looks like Eristalis tenax
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| PeterD |
Posted on 15-09-2010 09:02
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Member Location: Portsmouth UK Posts: 297 Joined: 08.11.09 |
Paul Beuk wrote: Looks like Eristalis tenax Thanks Paul  This species seems to have many different forms - various amounts of orange markings on the abdomen (from lots to none) and similarly various amounts of hair on the thorax. Kind regards Peter www.imageinuk.com |
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 15-09-2010 10:59
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
The best way to see instantly if it's E. tenax: look at the eyes. E. tenax: has two clearly visible rows of hairs on each eye. |
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| PeterD |
Posted on 15-09-2010 14:05
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Member Location: Portsmouth UK Posts: 297 Joined: 08.11.09 |
Jeroen K wrote: The best way to see instantly if it's E. tenax: look at the eyes. E. tenax: has two clearly visible rows of hairs on each eye. Thank you Jeroen for your reply
Kind regards Peter www.imageinuk.com |
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