Helophilus hybridus (f)
This is one of the group of hoverflies known as 'footballers' because the striped thorax looks like a football shirt. The most common is the sun fly (Helophilus pendulus), but this one occurs a lot near water. Unlike pendulus the hind tibia are mostly dark and the white dusting on the face reaches the ocellar triangle.
Photographed as part of a biodiversity survey on a former MOD petrol depot now owned by Chester Zoo and proposed as an extension to the zoo's nature reserve.
Helophilus hybridus (f)
This is one of the group of hoverflies known as 'footballers' because the striped thorax looks like a football shirt. The most common is the sun fly (Helophilus pendulus), but this one occurs a lot near water. Unlike pendulus the hind tibia are mostly dark and the white dusting on the face reaches the ocellar triangle.
Photographed as part of a biodiversity survey on a former MOD petrol depot now owned by Chester Zoo and proposed as an extension to the zoo's nature reserve.