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Two Hoverflies for identification
Jim_Jobe
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 Can anyone help with these please? They were taken by members of the Harrogate & District Naturalists Society and sent to me for identification.
 
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 Sorry, the photos do not seem to be uploading.
 
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 I'll try again!
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 The second one is a female Sphaerophoria sp.
 
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