[Syrphidae] Re: ID request

[Steven Falk]

Francis,

 

Very much Arctophila bombiformis - not in Nottinghamshire I suspect.
Gorgeous creature.

 

PS Check out the Flickr site below - British syrphids 90% finished - should
feature c250 of the 270 UK species once completed with habitats shots too.
May be useful for your students. I'll do the bees when I get time (I have a
better library of those the the hoverflies!). I'd like to add hoverfly
larvae to the folders one day too.

 

Steven

 

Steven Falk

Artist - Naturalist - Photographer 

www.stevenfalk.co.uk

 

Wildlife identification & information resources at:

www.flickr.com/people/63075200 at N07/

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[mailto:syrphidae-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Francis
Gilbert
Sent: 17 May 2012 20:09
To: Hoverfly discussion list
Subject: [Syrphidae] ID request

 

Hi everyone

 

Is this Arctophila bombiformis?

Or is it an unusual morph of Volucella bombylans?

 

Thanks!

 

Francis

 

 

 

Dr Francis Gilbert

Associate Professor of Ecology, School of Biology

University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 115 951 3215

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