23 Oct Helophilus pendulus female. Whitwell
Probably my favourite hoverfly.
Probably Epistrophe grossulariae based on the shape of the foremost yellow stripes and the overall body shape.
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I was given a new pocket camera (Nikon Coolpix L3) for my birthday in March, and by about June I had almost mastered its close-up mode. I got interested in trying to photograph hoverflies, and spent many happy hours on my hnads and knees stalking them. These are some of the more successful shots – I threw many, many more away, but that is the joy of a digital camera – you don’t feel you are wasting film.... Thanks to Stuart Dunlop and Don Smith for help with the identification.
Don Smith has written an interesting article on hoverflies, incorporating some of these photos, for the 2008 Annual Newsletter.
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23 Oct Helophilus pendulus female. Whitwell Probably my favourite hoverfly. |
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23 Oct Syrphus (?ribesii or vitripennis) Whitwell |
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16 Oct [unknown] Whitwell |
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18 Sep Syrphus (?ribesii or vitripennis) Whitwell |
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18 Sep Helophilus pendulus. Whitwell |
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10 Sep Helophilus pendulus, side view. Whitwell |
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10 Sep Syrphus ? (ribesii or vitripennis), showing eyes. Whitwell |
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9 Sep Eristalis interruptus. Whitwell |
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3 Sep small hoverfly Meliscaeva cinctella female. Whitwell |
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25 Aug small hoverfly Meliscaeva cinctella male. Whitwell |
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10 Aug Eupodes luniger. Gilling |
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10 Aug Eristalis arbustorum. Gilling |
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10 Aug Eristalis tenax female. Gilling |
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10 Aug Eristalis tenax female. (same insect). Gilling |
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9 Aug Whitwell Probably Epistrophe grossulariae based on the shape of the foremost yellow stripes and the overall body shape. |
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5 Aug Melanostoma mellinum. Gilling |
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2 Aug Eristalis tenax Whitwell |
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2 Aug Eristalis tenax, pale species. Whitwell |
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2 Aug smaller Eristalis tenax female. Whitwell |
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2 Aug Platycheirus manicatus (pronounced forward-pointing nose & enlarged front tarsi). Whitwell |
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1 Aug Syrphus ?ribesii or vitripennis Whitwell |
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1 Aug Eristalis arbustorum. Whitwell |
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1 Aug Eristalis tenax. Whitwell |
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16 Jul Scaeva pyrastri. Whitwell |
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15 Jul Scaeva pyrastri. Gilling |
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11 Jul Syrphus (?ribesii or vitripennis). Whitwell |
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11 Jul Marmalades. Episyrphus balteatus, probably 2 male and 2 female. Whitwell |
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10 Jul Episyrphus balteatus (marmalade hoverfly). Whitwell |
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9 Jul Eupeodes luniger. Whitwell |
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9 Jul Syphus ?ribesii (or vitripennis). Whitwell |
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Gill Smith (photos © Gill Smith 2007)