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Migrant Hoverfly on White Clover - abdomen, Heesch, Netherlands Another visitor to the White Clover field in our garden. Keys for identification:<br /> <br /> - Shiny thorax instead of patterned thorax<br /> - Narrow body<br /> - &quot;moustache&quot; pattern seen on abdomen.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97695/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_habitat_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Migrant Hoverfly on White Clover - habitat, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/97695_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=uwrpgyFj52xcg3hACXWoYP%2Fgy6A%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Migrant Hoverfly on White Clover - habitat, Heesch, Netherlands Another visitor to the White Clover field in our garden. Keys for identification:<br /> <br /> - Shiny thorax instead of patterned thorax<br /> - Narrow body<br /> - &quot;moustache&quot; pattern seen on abdomen.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97694/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_closeup_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97693/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_abdomen_heesch_netherlands.html Eupeodes corollae,Europe,Heesch,Migrant Hover Fly,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97694/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_closeup_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Migrant Hoverfly on White Clover - closeup, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/97694_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=7XGuYC9VE21JD9xyDvUAoxhXRFk%3D" width="138" height="152" alt="Migrant Hoverfly on White Clover - closeup, Heesch, Netherlands Another visitor to the White Clover field in our garden. Keys for identification:<br /> <br /> - Shiny thorax instead of patterned thorax<br /> - Narrow body<br /> - &quot;moustache&quot; pattern seen on abdomen.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97695/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_habitat_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97693/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_abdomen_heesch_netherlands.html Eupeodes corollae,Europe,Heesch,Migrant Hover Fly,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure> Eupeodes corollae,Europe,Heesch,Migrant Hover Fly,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge

Migrant Hoverfly on White Clover - abdomen, Heesch, Netherlands

Another visitor to the White Clover field in our garden. Keys for identification:

- Shiny thorax instead of patterned thorax
- Narrow body
- "moustache" pattern seen on abdomen.

Migrant Hoverfly on White Clover - habitat, Heesch, Netherlands Another visitor to the White Clover field in our garden. Keys for identification:<br /> <br /> - Shiny thorax instead of patterned thorax<br /> - Narrow body<br /> - "moustache" pattern seen on abdomen.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97694/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_closeup_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97693/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_abdomen_heesch_netherlands.html Eupeodes corollae,Europe,Heesch,Migrant Hover Fly,Netherlands,World

Migrant Hoverfly on White Clover - closeup, Heesch, Netherlands Another visitor to the White Clover field in our garden. Keys for identification:<br /> <br /> - Shiny thorax instead of patterned thorax<br /> - Narrow body<br /> - "moustache" pattern seen on abdomen.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97695/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_habitat_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97693/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_abdomen_heesch_netherlands.html Eupeodes corollae,Europe,Heesch,Migrant Hover Fly,Netherlands,World

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The Migrant Hover Fly

"Eupeodes corollae" is a very common European species of hoverfly. Adults are 6–11 millimetres in body length. Males and females have different marking on the abdomen; males have square commas on tergites 3 and 4, whereas females have narrow commas. Larvae feed on aphids.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 10, 2020. Captured Jun 20, 2020 16:19.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/4.5
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm