Drone Fly

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WildFlower

Lion

It is not the best point of view but there are hardly any stripes as far as I can see, only one yellowish spot. One thing is sure though, it is not the Australian Melangyna viridiceps. Here are some UK species. Maybe it is an Eristalis sp.?
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/taxonomy/term/19415
Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
1. garrylomasphotography
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Wildflower! I have found a pic which looks exactly the same as mine called Eristalis sp. Syrphidae, but it isn't coming up in the identify species. Any ideas?
  Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. garrylomasphotography
    
    Lion
    
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eristalis_sp._(Syrphidae)_-_female_dronefly_(6979046124).jpg Posted 10 years ago
  2. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Eristalis sp. Syrphidae is not a species name, it is a family name combined with a genus, which is a partial identification. Sorry :) Posted 10 years ago
  3. 1. garrylomasphotography
      
      Lion
      
      Ahhh ok Posted 10 years ago

Stuart

Lion

Loving the sharpness of this picture. Very nice indeed. Posted 10 years ago
1. garrylomasphotography
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Stuart :) Posted 10 years ago

morpheme

Lion

These guys can be quite difficult - there are 270 species in the UK and often there are several that look quite similar to one another. There's a lot of good info here - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay07/cd-hoverflies.html

I'd suggest the Eristalis pertinax - http://toutunmondedansmonjardin.perso.neuf.fr/EN/pages_EN/eristalis_pertinax_EN.htm
Yours does have the yellow front and mid legs, and I think, the slightly feathery antenna. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
1. garrylomasphotography
  
  Lion
  
  270! wow. I have to say the Tapered Drone fly you suggested looks identical to. With their being 270 it seems so difficult to get an exact ID unless i had half a dozen different angled shots. So i am going to go with your suggestion unless anyone can correct it. Thanks Morpheme! Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. morpheme
    
    Lion
    
    lol... not as bad as here - we've got almost 900 species of them here. It can be hard just to get to the genus, much less the species Posted 10 years ago

The Tapered Drone Fly

"Eristalis pertinax" is a European hoverfly, also known as the drone fly. Like "Eristalis tenax", the larva of "E. pertinax" is a rat-tailed maggot and lives in drainage ditches, pools around manure piles, sewage, and similar places containing water badly polluted with organic matter.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by garrylomasphotography