Saturday 3 August 2019

New Hoverfly species - Sphaerophoria scripta

Luckily this hoverfly of the Sphaerophoria genus can be identified due to its body being longer than its wings. Other species of this genus (there are 11 of them in total) require microscopic examination of the male genitalia> A bit out of my range! This species is also 'widespread in grasslands in England and Wales'. Also flying today was the Marmalade Fly (Episyrphus balteatus), a hoverfly I have recorded before.

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