Yet another Hoverfly

A male Scaeva pyrastri (Diptera: Syrphidae).

Photos taken above Hutton Village, near Guisborough, North Yorkshire, UK, on 2010-08-10.

Another Hoverfly

Another hoverfly from last summer: a female Syritta pipiens (Diptera: Syrphidae).  Black and light grey body; swollen hind femurs.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-28.

Hoverfly

From late last summer: a female hoverfly, probably Chrysotoxum festivum (Diptera: Syrphidae).

Photo taken in Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-08-26.

Fungus

A polypore fungus, probably Gloeoporus dichrous on a fallen branch from a broadleaf tree.

The lower surface shows about 6 pores per mm:

The upper surface is white and slightly hairy:

Under the microscope (x600, image width 86um), the hyphae show clamp connections:

The spores (also at x600, image width 86um) are allantoid (sausage-shaped) and about 3.3 x 0.7um (this is a the lower end of the 3.5-5.5 x 0.7-1.5um for Gloeoporus dichrous given at MushroomExpert.com):

First photo and sample taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2013-02-27.

Dolichopodid Fly

From last summer: a small metallic green fly, probably a Chrysotus sp (Diptera: Dolichopodidae).  About 2mm long.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-06-10.