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Monday
05Oct2009

Black Hoverfly

DateMonday, October 5, 2009 at 6:31AM

The hoverflies are almost all gone now: I only saw one on my walk round the lakes yesterday.  So here is a photo of one from back in mid-summer: an all black hoverfly, probably Cheilosia sp. (family Syrphidae, order Diptera).  The genus Cheilosia contains a lot of all black species and it would be rash of me to try to narrow down the classification any further.

Photo taken in Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-07-27.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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