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Hoverfly

DateWed 2014-05-28

A female Chalcosyrphus nemorum (Diptera: Syrphidae).  Identified using the key of Stubbs and Falk (in British Hoverflies, 2002).

A close-up of the head:

The abdomen has pairs faintish spots on tergites 2, 3, and 4:

The hind femurs are widest about 2/3 of the way from the base:

Specimen taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-05-25.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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