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Posted on 04-04-2007 20:46
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 found what I believe was an E.eligans the other day but this hoverfly found yesterday in Bushy Pk SW London seems to have slightly different markings:

www.pbase.com/racketman/image/76665059.jpg

I had assumed this was Eligans but now I wonder:

www.pbase.com/racketman/image/76500998.jpg
Edited by Toby on 04-04-2007 21:10
 
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 Both are indeed Epistrophe eligans, the upper one is the female, the lower one the male.
There is a considerably amount of variation in color in this species!
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 thanks for sorting that out for me Smile
 
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