Hoverflies

Hoverflies at Spennells

Hoverflies play a very important part of nature's pollination process.
Hoverflies do not sting!

Started recording these May 2019, be interesting to see how many I can find and with over 280 species recorded in the UK I am hopeful a few may arrive at Spennells.

This one is a Chrysotoxum cautum commonly known as a wasp mimic, has eveolved to look very similar to a wasp in order to deter predators.
There are also Hornet and Bee mimics.

Below is one of the most common hoverflies, the Marmalade Fly Episyrphus balteatus

Below is my list so far to hoverflies found on Spennells.

Baccha elongata

Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia pagana

Cheilosia Variabilis

Cheilosia sp
Chrysogaster solstitalis
Chrysotoxum bicinctum

Chrysotoxum cautum
Chrysotoxun festivum

Criorhina floccose

Dasysyrphus albosttriatus

Dasysyrohus tricinctus

Didia fasciata

Epistrophe diaphana

Epistrophe eligans

Episyrphus balteatus

Eristalis horticola
Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis tenax
Eupeodes Corollae

Eupeodes luniger

Eupoedes sp

Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus  trivittatus

Leucozona lucorum

Melanostoma scalare

Melanstoma sp

Melisccaeva auricollis

Merodon equestris

Myathropa florea

Plaitycheirus sp
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus scutatus agg
Scaeva pyastri

Scaeva selenitica

Sphaerophoria sp
Syritta pipiens

Syrphus sp

Syrphus ribesii
Syrphini

Volucella zonaria
Xanthogramma pedissequum agg
Xylota sylvarum.