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LordV
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Posted on 16-08-2006 17:03
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 Haven't seen this one in my garden before Smile
About 11mm body length. Taken today South Coast UK.
Any ideas ?

Thanks
Brian V.

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Jan Willem
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 Hi Brian,

I would say Didea spec. but I know very little about Syrphidae, so my opinion doesn't count for muchSmile.

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 Didea fasciata, male. The end of the haltere is pale, which is a distinguishing feature of this species. The other species (at least in Britain) have a dark club.
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LordV
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 Thanks for the clue Jan- does look like pics of Didea fasciata
Must have cross posted Tony- thanks for the confirmation Smile

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