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A Tachinid Fly on Mint Flower

Last post by Moriati « August 6th, 2019, 2:15 am

by Moriati » August 6th, 2019, 2:15 am

Seen this today foraging on mint flowers. As per usual, it insists on finding the most difficult location to be filmed. Larve are parasitoids of...

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Last post by Moriati
August 6th, 2019, 2:15 am
a fly

Last post by forager « August 4th, 2019, 6:11 pm

by forager » August 4th, 2019, 6:11 pm

lots of insects on the flowerheads of Hogweed today, including this fly.
with its rather striking red eyes !

fly 1.JPG fly 3.jpg

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Last post by forager
August 4th, 2019, 6:11 pm
Hoverflies

Last post by tapinela « August 1st, 2019, 3:42 pm

by tapinela » August 1st, 2019, 3:42 pm

lots of Hoverflies on the hogweed flowers today,
hover flies 1.JPG hover flies 2.JPG hover flies 3.JPG hover flies 4.JPG hover flies 5.JPG

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Last post by tapinela
August 1st, 2019, 3:42 pm
Bluebottle fly

Last post by mary « July 24th, 2019, 7:06 pm
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by fungio » July 22nd, 2019, 4:56 pm

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a Bluebottle fly sampling a poppy flower :)

bluebottle fly 1.JPG bluebottle fly 2.JPG bluebottle fly 3.JPG

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heres what looks like another of the same,
spotted today on my 15minute Butterfly watch :)
fly 1.JPG fly 2.JPG

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Last post by mary
July 24th, 2019, 7:06 pm
Flesh Fly ?

Last post by makman « July 24th, 2019, 1:15 pm

by makman » July 24th, 2019, 1:15 pm

had this fly settle on my bag of compost while filling some pots this morning,
it sat there for about 5 minutes, so I was able to get some images of...

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Last post by makman
July 24th, 2019, 1:15 pm
Hoverflies

Last post by bizzy « July 21st, 2019, 10:09 am
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by bizzy » July 15th, 2019, 1:26 pm

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the flowers of the thistles were very popular with the hoverflies this morning :)
lots of them on each flower head, plus a beetle, which thanks to...

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thanks for the id Moriati :)
I had thought they were all the same species, but now, looking a little close, I see one has slightly different markings...

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Last post by bizzy
July 21st, 2019, 10:09 am
Mayfly

Last post by bizzy « July 7th, 2019, 3:39 pm
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by bizzy » June 30th, 2019, 6:03 pm

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we spotted this fly floundering on the water surface on the canal today, so we gave it a helping hand with a stick onto dry land,
where it rested a...

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thanks Mal :)
I thought it was streams etc with faster flowing water they preferred too,
not the usual sort of insect I see on the canal either :)

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Last post by bizzy
July 7th, 2019, 3:39 pm
Hoverfly for id please

Last post by ashgale « June 16th, 2019, 3:00 pm
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by ashgale » June 15th, 2019, 5:14 pm

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Hoverfly for id if possible please,

this was one of the most obliging Hoverflies I ever come across :D
it sat perfectly still for at least a couple...

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thanks for the id Moriaty :) i'd looked at countless images of hoverflies on google and was non the wiser for it :roll:

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Last post by ashgale
June 16th, 2019, 3:00 pm
Two Hoverflies

Last post by Moriati « May 21st, 2019, 3:10 am

by Moriati » May 21st, 2019, 3:10 am

While passing the time looking for bees, these hoverflies insisted on posing for the camera. The first, and probably the most common, is the...

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Last post by Moriati
May 21st, 2019, 3:10 am
Holly Leaf Miner

Last post by Moriati « April 28th, 2019, 10:32 pm

by Moriati » April 28th, 2019, 10:32 pm

It is surprising how things that must have been in my face for years can go unnoticed. Almost opposite my polytunnel, (HQ, Office and Cannteen), is a...

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Last post by Moriati
April 28th, 2019, 10:32 pm
First Hoverfly of 2019

Last post by bizzy « March 12th, 2019, 2:43 pm
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by Moriati » March 11th, 2019, 8:48 pm

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All it takes is a little bit of sunshine and the insects wake up. Here we have one of the earliest of the hoverflies to be on the wing. Eupeodes...

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not much in the way of sunshine here today i'm afraid,
but nice to see things are beginning to emerge at last :)

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Last post by bizzy
March 12th, 2019, 2:43 pm
Hoverflies 2018

Last post by redman « November 16th, 2018, 2:37 pm
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by Moriati » November 16th, 2018, 1:30 am

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Earlier in the Summer, I set myself a target of recording 12 hoverflies on my allotment, (my kingdom), a task that proved more challenging than...

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brilliant series of pictures there, and something i can use as a reference point for any future hover flies recognition ,
i shall have to be quick...

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Last post by redman
November 16th, 2018, 2:37 pm
Hoverfly No.10

Last post by redman « November 16th, 2018, 2:34 pm
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by Moriati » November 12th, 2018, 1:44 am

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After a bit of a lull on the insect front, I managed to snap this photo of Hoverfly No. 10, (Syrphus ribesii). This may be the last of this years...

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yes, most interesting, i would never have realised that the fly was a female with an ovipositor !

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Last post by redman
November 16th, 2018, 2:34 pm
Two curiosities

Last post by Moriati « September 10th, 2018, 3:46 am

by Moriati » September 10th, 2018, 3:46 am

This fly has been seen regularly on a nearby Mint patch and I have eventually managed to click a photo. Due to the bristles on the thorax and...

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Last post by Moriati
September 10th, 2018, 3:46 am
Hoverfly ?

Last post by ashgale « August 29th, 2018, 10:53 am
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by joboyd » August 25th, 2018, 8:16 pm

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my lavender plants have almost finished flowering, and have been flattened by the wind and rain we had, so i thought i would cut it back, ready for...

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its never to late to start, and we can all learn something new about the wild and wonderful things there are to be found out there :)

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Last post by ashgale
August 29th, 2018, 10:53 am
Hoverfly No.9

Last post by Moriati « August 18th, 2018, 12:38 am

by Moriati » August 18th, 2018, 12:38 am

After ignoring the hoverflies while I spent most of my time identifying the Moths that were caught, this one caught my eye as it sipped the grape...

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Last post by Moriati
August 18th, 2018, 12:38 am
green bottle fly ?

Last post by ashgale « July 6th, 2018, 3:03 pm
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by mary » July 6th, 2018, 9:38 am

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is this the green bottle fly ? which i spotted in my garden this morning
i only managed the one photo of it before it flew off :(

green bottle...

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looking at images of the Common Green Bottlefly, i would say you are right Mary :)
(unless, of course, someone knows differently ? :) )

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Last post by ashgale
July 6th, 2018, 3:03 pm
Flesh fly

Last post by bizzy « July 3rd, 2018, 1:43 pm
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by ashgale » July 2nd, 2018, 7:16 pm

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i saw this fly dodging about in the garden, and was struck by those bright red eyes it had,
after a google for flies with red eyes i think it may be...

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i've just spotted one today, with those bright red eyes !
it stayed long enough for me to get some pics of it too :)
while it looks like the same...

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Last post by bizzy
July 3rd, 2018, 1:43 pm
Hoverfly no.3

Last post by Moriati « May 18th, 2018, 12:09 pm
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by Moriati » May 18th, 2018, 1:45 am

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After being side tracked by Bee Flies, Bees mimicing wasps, and chasing Woodpeckers It is back to the mundane task of photographing the Hoverflies:...

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this one looks like the usual ones i get visiting my flowers, especially the Lavender

Much as I would like the fly to be rare, it is a common...

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Last post by Moriati
May 18th, 2018, 12:09 pm
Flies ?

Last post by tapinela « May 14th, 2018, 9:12 am
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by tapinela » May 8th, 2018, 7:29 pm

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are these flies of some sort or another ?
about an inch in length, with very long and thin legs . obviously mating on that leaf,
i've no idea where...

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thanks Makman :)
looking at those pages, it does look like your suggestion, but what a mind boggling world of flies there is !
i shall put them down...

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Last post by tapinela
May 14th, 2018, 9:12 am
Hoverfly

Last post by mary « May 12th, 2018, 11:38 am
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by Moriati » May 10th, 2018, 11:31 pm

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Finally managed to get a hoverfly to sit still long enough to be photographed in an accessible position. Why do they not have a rest more often? I...

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excellent photos :)
i wish you luck with your cataloging ! i am always finding something new to ask about on :) here,

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Last post by mary
May 12th, 2018, 11:38 am
Tachinid Fly?

Last post by Moriati « May 4th, 2018, 12:38 am
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by Moriati » May 3rd, 2018, 2:56 am

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Does anyone here have good knowledge of Tachinid flies? The following images are of a fly that has been seen in my Polytunnel a few times. It spends...

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I knew I could rely on the posters here, but you had me going for a while. If I step outside my polytunnel, I can see the arch of Wembley Football...

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Last post by Moriati
May 4th, 2018, 12:38 am
Green bottle fly

Last post by jowhitwell « August 12th, 2017, 10:26 am
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by ashgale » July 28th, 2017, 11:11 am
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following a bit of googling, i think this fly is the Common Green Bottle fly - Lucilia sericata ?
anyone have any other suggestions for it ?...

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a fossil ! that's the last thing i would have thought it might have been :roll:
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Last post by jowhitwell
August 12th, 2017, 10:26 am
Hover flies ?

Last post by tapinela « August 7th, 2017, 12:33 pm
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by tapinela » August 1st, 2017, 9:22 pm

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i think these are Hover Flies, making good use of some dandelion flowers :)

hover flies 1.jpg hover flies 2.jpg

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thanks for the id Jay :) thats one more i can put a name to now :)

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Last post by tapinela
August 7th, 2017, 12:33 pm
Hoverflies

Last post by catmando « July 18th, 2017, 11:16 am
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by ashgale » July 17th, 2017, 8:11 pm

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lots of hoverflies enjoying the meadow sweet blossoms recently :)
it looks like there were several different species to, but beyong my knowledge to...

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looks like the hover flies like the smell of meadowsweet just as much as us humans do :)

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July 18th, 2017, 11:16 am

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