Wasp Imitator - _TNY_1300
Another hoverfly visitor on the great burnet (sanguisorba officinalis). I believe this one is a male Chrysotoxum fasciolatum - but could be one of the others in the same genus.
No English vernacular name, but bother the Swedish and the German ones call this one the equivalent of "large wasp hoverfly" as they obviously have taken the wasp mimicry to greater lengths than the average hoverfly.
I actually have an entire album with shots of bugs on these flowers which is a testament to how popular they are with the bugs. You can find it here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157705562389611
Wasp Imitator - _TNY_1300
Another hoverfly visitor on the great burnet (sanguisorba officinalis). I believe this one is a male Chrysotoxum fasciolatum - but could be one of the others in the same genus.
No English vernacular name, but bother the Swedish and the German ones call this one the equivalent of "large wasp hoverfly" as they obviously have taken the wasp mimicry to greater lengths than the average hoverfly.
I actually have an entire album with shots of bugs on these flowers which is a testament to how popular they are with the bugs. You can find it here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157705562389611