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Corsican Chrysotoxum - C. cisalpinum?
nick upton
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Posted on 07-06-2010 18:55
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Can anyone confirm this tentative ID for a very pretty hoverfly?

Corsica 29.5.10 c10mm c 400m altitude.

Seems to match this image from nearby Sardinia and ID details closely: http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=24410
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Another view
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Gerard Pennards
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Yes, very nice species!!
Indeed Chrysotoxum cisalpinum!
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nick upton
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OK many thanks. Good to get this right. and yes, it was very elegant and I was pleased to get some clear shots before it buzzed off.
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