And another new hoverfly species - Common Drone Fly

Difficult as they are to identify, 'Britain's Hoverflies' (Ball & Morris) gives one a great chance and I am confident that the one I photographed recently is the Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax). There are a few specific features that distinguish this hoverfly, and this one is exhibiting two of those features clearly. One is dark bands on the eyes and the other is a curved and thickened, banana-shaped hind tibia. As its name suggests it is a commonly found hoverfly both throughout the year and across the UK.