Posted by Gman on 25-04-2023 15:44
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Hi All
Came across this medium sized hoverfly in a small copse by a river.
The lunate shaped markings suggested Eupodes, Scaeva or Dasysyrphus.
Bare eyes and black hairs along t3 and t4 are apparently diagnostic - Eupeodes.
Looking through Ball & Morris, I couldn't find one with suitable abdomen markings but in Steven Falk's galleries
he has some female E. luniger with lunate markings.
Could someone take a look and confirm, or put me straight please?
Yours, Gareth