Posted by blowave on 20-10-2011 17:21
#1
Hi,
One shot only of this but I'm hoping there's enough detail to give a species, I know they are difficult but worth a try.
Taken on 5th August on Achillea in my garden near Lincoln UK.
I looked at some old threads and Siphona pauciseta male looks possible to me. I had one of the hosts in February, the moth Achlya flavicornis.
Janet
Posted by ChrisR on 20-10-2011 19:22
#2
Very hard to say really ... it is far more likely to be
S.geniculata but we can't see tergite 1+2 and get a feel for the colour of the abdomen. From memory,
S.pauciseta is very small in size, would have no marginals on T1+2 and the abdomen should be subshining and dominated by orange/yellow. But you are close to areas that have had
S.pauciseta records in the UK. :)
Posted by blowave on 20-10-2011 19:36
#3
It was very small Chris, if you look through the right side wing you can see a lot of orange colour with a dark central area.
I lightened the photo more to show it..