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Hoverflies
(Syrphidae)
, tribe
Eristalini
Moderate to large hoverflies, bee or bumble-bee like. Larvae live in organic rich water.
Eristalis arbustorum
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Cambridge: 29 Jun 2002
Length: 7mm
A pale specimen with distinctive shape of the orange markings. Other specimens are dark without the markings.
All tarsi dark.
No face stripe on live insects.
Eristalis intricarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Cambridge: 5 May 2001
A notable bumble-bee mimic (but not to any particular bee)
Legs partly pale unlike
Merodon
spp.
Dark crescents on wings also distinctive.
Eristalis pertinax
(Scopoli, 1763)
Cambridge: 4 Oct 2000; Female
Generally similar to
E. tenax
below (amount of orange varies) with:
1st & 2nd tarsi orange-brown
Eyes bare
Face generally dark with no sharply defined stripe.
Eristalis tenax
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Cambridge: 24 Sep 2000; Female
Generally similar to
E. pertinax
above (amount of orange varies) with:
1st & 2nd tarsi dark, nearly black
Eyes with dark bands of hairs
Prominent broad stripe down face.
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