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Hover fly

3 to 13 mm
Adult flies vary in length from 3 to 13 mm depending on species. The adults all have a single pair of wings and black or brown bodies that are often marked with brightly colored stripes or spots covering abdomen and/or thorax. Because they often exhibit stripes of yellow they are often mistaken for wasps or bees.

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Pana G9ii with 12-60 elmarit lens


I wondered how photo would deteriate if it was enlaged too much. So with the help of Adobe Elements editing suite came up with this photo

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Mark this is a bee
 
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they are both bees, the first is a honey bee the second is a bumblebee - this is a hoverfly, a Xanthogramma pedissequum, note the antenna - the bits on the front of the head, the 2nd is also a hover fly Eristalis pertinax, note the antenna -
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Just to add to that - this is also a hoverfly - Milesia crabroniformis, its not a Hornet - but its a good mimic , again note the antenna - no hoverfly has long antenna

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Where was this taken. It does not occur in UK as far as we know.
 
Thanks. It occurs in the Channel Islands and we have been hoping it might turn up on the South Coast. There have been claimed sightings, for example from the cliffs of the Isle of Wight, but nothing definite!
 
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