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More help requested to ID
Gordon Jar
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Posted on 21-11-2005 12:24
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These were all taken in East Sussex, South East England.
A on 18/11/05
B & C during October
C1 and C2 are the same fly

many thanks
Gordon
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Edited by Gordon Jar on 21-11-2005 12:26
 
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A is difficult to see, but seems to be Meliscaeva auricollis
(or in genus Episyrphus is you like).

B and C are Platycheirus.
I leave them to the real experts


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Zeegers wrote:
A is difficult to see, but seems to be Meliscaeva auricollis
(or in genus Episyrphus is you like).
I agree.

B and C are Platycheirus.
I leave them to the real experts
They appear to be what we would have called Platycheirus scutatus before every hair splitter attacked the genus and found more and more cryptic species. Pfft
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Once again thankyou Paul and Zeegers.

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Gerard Pennards
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And B seems to be the female of Platycheirus peltatus!
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Gordon Jar
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Thanks Gerard
Gordon
Edited by Gordon Jar on 21-11-2005 18:27
 
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