Wednesday 18 August 2021

New Hoverfly Species - Banded Meliscaeva

I know that if I am to identify a Hoverfly to species level I am going to need photos of various parts and from various angles. Luckily today's Hoverfly stayed around long enough for me to get numerous photos and I was able to id it. The abdomen markings were quite distinctive and wing veination and the other features all check out. I can now add Meliscaeva cinctella (Banded Meliscaeva) to the short Beeches Hoverfly list.

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