Common Hover Fly (Melangyna viridiceps)

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 27, 2007

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Sep 28, 2007

Great shot!

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 28, 2007

Thanks mgarr :)
One of those lucky moments...

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Sep 15, 2008

Hilary,

Great hoverfly pictures, but they cannot possibly be Melangyna viridiceps, which is a hoverfly found only in Australia.

wallaby1 has suggested that your two pictures are both of either Eupeodes luniger or of Eupeodes corollae.

Looking at this site: http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/insects/syrphini.htm
I am pretty sure that yours are E. luniger and with your agreement I would like to move the images to that page: http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/4702/

Ken

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 15, 2008

Ooops yes, thanks very much - I can't remember how I came to that ID now (must have been a confused moment) - but please move them as I'm sure you are right. Thanks for the link to that very good site too!

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Sep 15, 2008

Thanks Hilary, your images have now been moved and you can view them here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/4702/

Ken

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