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Jan192012

Hoverfly

DateThu 2012-01-19

A male hoverfly, probably Myolepta dubia (Diptera:Syrphidae).  Last year I dismissed this as just another black Cheilosia and assumed it would unidentifiable to the species on the basis of a photgraph, but last week I had another look and noticed the orange side to the abdomen.  There are no UK Cheilosia with so much orange on their abdomen.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-7-25.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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