Chrysotoxum festivum (m)

First time I have ever seen this spectacular hoverfly. It was one of half a dozen or so species plus the same number of bee species visiting the flowers of the garden smoke tree. Some species, especially Andrena haemorrhoa, were present in quite large (20+ on the tree at one time) numbers.

 

Initially misidentified as Dasysyrphus albostriatus but corrected after seeing a shot of Chrysotoxum festivum by aecm1.

Done