Hoverfly #insect

Posted by on Sep 2, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, August, Eristalis pertinax, Fauna, Hover Fly, Insects, Month, Plants, Provisional identification, Summer | 2 comments

Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax.

Eristalis pertinax (with thanks to Neil!)

Picture taken August 15.

#hoverflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #flowerfly #flowerflies #Volucella

2 Comments

  1. Neil Anderson | 3 September 2024

    Eristalis pertinax showing. Is that the right image as doesn’t look anything like a Volucella sp?

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  2. Wildwood | 5 September 2024

    Thanks Neil, I really wasn’t sure what type of hoverfly it was. Having looked at images of Eristalis pertinax, thank you very much for pointing me in the right direction.

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