hoverfly

hoverfly resting on a leaf of a buddleia bush

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Are you sure about this ID, Julie? Note that you identified it as an australian hoverfly. Posted 11 years ago
1. Julie Jones
  
  Eagle Owl
  
  iam not certain now ,it does look identical to the one in the species identification,but I may be totally wrong sorry
  Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    No worries. For some species, particularly insects, them looking the same does not mean they are the same species. Yes, it can be quite hard to be precise in such situations. In this case I found the ID unlikely because the identified hover fly only naturally occurs in Australia, and I believe you're from the US? Posted 11 years ago

Julie Jones

Eagle Owl

iam actually from north wales in the uk,
Posted 11 years ago

The Marmalade Hover Fly

"Episyrphus balteatus", sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia, and North Africa.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by WildFlower

By Julie Jones

Uploaded Aug 3, 2014. Captured Mar 26, 2001 02:19 in The Copse, Rossett, Wrexham, Wrexham LL12 0GD, UK.

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