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Post by alf1951 on Aug 18, 2015 6:37:36 GMT
I must make a trip to the optician again - until I'd loaded this onto the computer I hadn't seen this hoverfly was egg-laying even though I took several pics I didn't capture the egg moment. Eristalis sp. I think?
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Post by htcdude on Aug 18, 2015 13:01:40 GMT
I think E tenax. Nice shots  Nige |
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Post by anzu on Aug 18, 2015 14:05:32 GMT
Not E. tenax as back legs are not all black and no fat face stripe. Maybe an E. arbustorum.
I do like shots like this, not seen an egg laying hoverfly before 'in the field'.
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Post by lizb on Aug 18, 2015 14:29:56 GMT
I have been practicing my Eristalis species and reasonably sure E arbustorum (completely dusted face). Nice picture. Amazing the things the camera captures without us being aware until we look onscreen. Hurrah for digital photography. Remember all the photo-freaks who said it would never catch on!
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Post by htcdude on Aug 18, 2015 15:40:31 GMT
Glad you 2 know what you're talking about  I must keep practicing these hoverflies! Nige |
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Post by alf1951 on Aug 19, 2015 4:56:58 GMT
Thank you all for the feedback - don't think I'll ever get to grips with hoverfly IDs but will just keep snapping anything that moves!
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I must keep practicing these hoverflies!