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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Just a quick note to let you all know that
the British Syrphidae photo collection on my Flickr sites is nearing
completion, and now features some images of Eristalis cryptarum from <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dartmoor</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157629600153789/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157629600153789/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A gorgeous creature now very rare in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Britain</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
It clearly likes acidic mire with Sphagnum, Hypericum elodes etc. but I also
suspect it is a poor competitor that avoids sites with strong populations of
other Eristalis species and also the muscid Graphomya which predates Eristalis
larvae. We found it at sites where Eristalis-attracting flowers like Angelica
and Valerian were scarce. Buglife (the organisation I now work for) has an
ongoing research project for this species. Does anybody have any
experience of cryptarum, especially oviposition observations?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Also some nice images of other Eristalis
including hovering interruptus!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Steven<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Steven Falk</span></font></b></strong><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Artist - Naturalist - Photographer </span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><a href="http://www.stevenfalk.co.uk">www.stevenfalk.co.uk</a></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Wildlife identification & information
resources at:</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/people/63075200@N07/">www.flickr.com/people/63075200@N07/</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
syrphidae-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:syrphidae-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Francis Gilbert<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 31 August 2012 09:58<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Hoverfly
discussion list</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Syrphidae] FW: Hoverfly
video</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#1f497d" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F497D'>Dr Francis Gilbert<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#1f497d" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F497D'>Associate Professor of
Ecology, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Biology</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=1 color="#1f497d"
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F497D'>University
Park</span></font></st1:City><font size=1 color="#1f497d" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F497D'>, <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nottingham</st1:PlaceName>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Nottingham</st1:City> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">NG7 2RD</st1:PostalCode>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#1f497d" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F497D'>Tel: +44 (0) 115 951
3215<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#1f497d" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F497D'>website: <a
href="www.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg">www.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font><u><font size=1 color="#0070c0" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#0070C0'>ecology.nottingham.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
Stephen Harris [mailto:sjh_qw@yahoo.co.uk] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 30 August 2012 16:43<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Francis Gilbert<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Hoverfly<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I
posted the 15 sec clip on Youtube if you are interested in seeing it<br>
<br>
Steve<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2HunTBKS6I&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2HunTBKS6I&feature=youtu.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> Francis Gilbert
<Francis.Gilbert@nottingham.ac.uk><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Stephen Harris
<sjh_qw@yahoo.co.uk> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, 26 August 2012,
19:40<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Hoverfly</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>It's
definitely mating behaviour. The male hovers above the female while she is
feeding from flowers. It's actually most well known from Eristalis nemorum.
There's a picture rather like yours in Stubbs & Falk.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=1 color="#1f497d"
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#1F497D'>Dr
Francis Gilbert</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Biology</st1:PlaceName></st1:place></span></font><font
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w:st="on">Nottingham</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Nottingham</st1:City>
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color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'> Stephen Harris [mailto:sjh_qw@yahoo.co.uk] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 26 August 2012 15:44<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Francis Gilbert<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Hoverfly</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hi
Francis,<br>
<br>
I tried to send you a video clip of these two hoverflies - but the file too
large.<br>
<br>
I observed this behaviour the other day, and managed to get a short video clip
of it. <br>
One hoverfly hovered above the other for several minutes... within a few
cms.<br>
The one on the flower was rubbing its back legs. I thought the hovering
individual was waiting a turn on the flower.<br>
But, after several minutes, they flew off together. Is this part of a mating
ritual, do you think.<br>
<br>
If interested, I'll try and find a way to send it (disc, dropbox?)<br>
<br>
Steve</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> Francis Gilbert
<Francis.Gilbert@nottingham.ac.uk><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Stephen Harris
<sjh_qw@yahoo.co.uk> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, 26 August 2012,
13:29<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Hoverfly</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>I
think this is Eristalis nemorum</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=1 color="#1f497d"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>Dr
Francis Gilbert</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=1 color="#1f497d"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>Associate
Professor of Ecology, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Biology</st1:PlaceName></st1:place></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#1F497D'>University Park</span></font></st1:City><font size=1
color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#1F497D'>, <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Nottingham</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Nottingham</st1:City>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">NG7 2RD</st1:PostalCode>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place></span></font><font
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>Tel:
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>website:
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'>www.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg</span></font></u></span><font
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0070C0'>ecology.nottingham.ac.uk</span></font></u><font
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> Stephen Harris [mailto:sjh_qw@yahoo.co.uk] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 26 August 2012 13:26<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Francis Gilbert<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Hoverfly</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>See
previous email<br>
Could you open video clip?<br>
<br>
Steve</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> Francis Gilbert
<Francis.Gilbert@nottingham.ac.uk><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Stephen Harris
<sjh_qw@yahoo.co.uk> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 11 July 2012,
10:12<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Hoverfly</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>hi Steve</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>You need the latest
edition of Stubbs & Falk !</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>This is definitely
Eristalis. How big was it? It looks like a dark Eristalis tenax to me, but we
cannot see the face and eyes, which would be more informative.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Francis</span></font><font
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color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> Stephen Harris [mailto:sjh_qw@yahoo.co.uk] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 11 July 2012 09:54<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
francis.gilbert@nottingham.ac.uk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Hoverfly</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dear
Francis</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I have
a copy of your book on Hoverflies (Naturalists' Handbooks) and am interested in
the wide variety of hoverflies. I photographed this one in our garden, in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Norfolk</st1:place></st1:City> yesterday, and
couldn't find it in the book, Do you know what it is?</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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