Helophilus pendulus (f)
Yet another hoverfly with a taste for yellow flowers, in this case fleabane in the Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB reserve.
This sun fly has an interesting hind leg - the swollen femur and curved tibia would look more at home on Eristalis tenax. The tibia is only around 30% black, which confirms the ID to species level.
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Uploaded on August 22, 2019
Taken on August 8, 2019
Helophilus pendulus (f)
Yet another hoverfly with a taste for yellow flowers, in this case fleabane in the Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB reserve.
This sun fly has an interesting hind leg - the swollen femur and curved tibia would look more at home on Eristalis tenax. The tibia is only around 30% black, which confirms the ID to species level.
464
views
10
faves
2
comments
Uploaded on August 22, 2019
Taken on August 8, 2019