A record 54 species of hoverfly were seen today at Blaencaerau C.O.P. in 6 hours. In a change from my usual round up, I've decide to table them all. Other insects and plants will have to wait for the next post.
1. Melanostoma mellinum 1m
2. Melanostoma scalare 4f
3. Platycheirus albimanus 9
4. Platycheirus scutatus s.s. 5
5. Chrysotoxum bicinctum 7
2. Melanostoma scalare 4f
3. Platycheirus albimanus 9
4. Platycheirus scutatus s.s. 5
5. Chrysotoxum bicinctum 7
6. Dasysyrphus tricinctus 1f - 1st for two years
7. Dasysyrphus venustus s.s. 2
8. Episyrphus balteatus 9
9. Eupeodes corollae 1f
10. Eupeodes lapponicus 6 - very rare, Llynfi valley only place in Wales to see this species.
11. Eupeodes luniger 1f
12. Leucozona lucorum 4
13. Meliscaeva auricollis 3
14. Meliscaeva cinctella 5
15. Scaeva pyrastri 1m - migrant
16. Syrphus ribesii 1f
17. Syrphus torvus 2f
18. Syrphus vitripennis 2f
19. Xanthagramma pedissequum 1m - new for the year
20. Cheilosia albitarsis agg. 2
21. Cheilosia antiqua 1m - new for the year, 2nd valley record
22. Cheilosia impressa 1m - new for the year
23. Cheilosia pagana 3
24. Cheilosia variabilis 5
25. Cheilosia vernalis 1m
26. Chrysogaster solstitialis 8
27. Melanogaster hirtella 15
28. Neoascia meticulosa 1m
29. Sphegina clunipes 1f
30. Sphegina sibirica 16
31. Anasimyia contracta 1m - new for year
32. Eristalinus sepulchralis 1 - new for year, 2nd valley record, new for me in valley
33. Eristalis arbustorum 55
34. Eristalis horticola 55
35. Eristalis intricaria 6 - new for the year
36. Eristalis nemorum 20
37. Eristalis pertinax 60
38. Eristalis rupium 1m - new for the year
39. Eristalis tenax 80
40. Helophilus pendulus 5
41. Helophilus trivittatus 2 - new for the year
42. Parhelophilus versicolor 1m - new for the year
43. Myathropa florea 3
44. Psilota anthracina 1m - very rare, Llynfi valley only place in Wales to see this species.
45. Merodon equestris 2 - new for the year
46. Sericomyia silentis 11
47. Volucella bombylans 13 - new for the year, 12 "plumata" form, 1 "typical" form.
48. Volucella pellucens 1m
49. Criorhina berberina 1m
50. Syritta pipiens 80
51. Xylota jakutorum 14
52. Xylota segnis 63
53. Xylota sylvarum 1m - new for the year
54. Microdon myrmicae agg. 2m
😱 What a day 💪
4 comments:
where do u get the psilota mart? any particular plant they favour ive been checking all the small jobs but no joy and are the cheilosia doable by eye or do u pot them thanks
hell of a day btw
Psilota are fond of umbellifers particularly Ground Elder and Hemlock water droplet near forestry spruce plantation but some times ancient broad-leaved woodland. The one I had this day was on Hemlock and was seen in the flower ridden central field I will send you a map photo of the exact place, it is hoverfly heaven, I have now recorded Psilota from Gilfach (west), Top Llangynwyd, Lletty Brongu woods and Blaencaerau, they are doable from photos as long as you get a side view with open wings. With the Cheilosia most are photographs but some like antiqua and vernalis today have to be potted and looked at with an eye lens 20x mag.
thanks for that mart
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