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Eristalis arbustorum (m)

A male European drone fly resting on a bramble leaf in Butter Hill Meadow, a former MOD petrol depot now part of the Chester Zoo estate.

 

This point of view shows at least three characteristic features (white face with no black stripe, diffuse wing stigmae, dark apex to mid tibia) making ID relatively straightforward.

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Uploaded on August 6, 2025
Taken on June 24, 2025