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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 04, 2007

I feel certain this is Myathropa florea

http://www.david.element.ukgateway.net/flies17hoverflies11.htm

There is an entry in Bug Files with no pics, but I think the spelling is incorrect with the 'h' being in the wrong place.

http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/1853/

The only difference I can see is the third yellow band from the bottom, mine has a longer narrow strip joining the two curved sections than pics I have seen. As the David Element site mentions there are many similar species I thought it best to see if anyone could tell me otherwise.

Thanks for any help!

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jun 05, 2007

I agree with your identification and I have adjusted the BugFiles entry to now have the correct spelling: http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/1853/

Ken

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 05, 2007

Thanks ken, I will add the pic to BF.

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