Monday 30 August 2021

weekend hoverfly round-up

 Fine weather all weekend meant I could visit multiple sites totalling 49 species. Sites visited were Caerau (31), Gilfach (west) (27) and Garnwen (38). New for the year were Cheilosia longula (1) and Cheilosia scutellata (2), most numerous was Eristalis tenax (362). Good records included 4 Eupeodes species which were very numerous, Eristalis intricaria (3), Eristalis rupium (2), Dasysyrphus tricinctus (1), Didea fasciata (1) and Helophilus hybridus (1). 

Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Eupeodes lapponicus
Helophilus hybridus
Leucozona glaucia
Melangyna umbellatarum
Riponnensia splendens
Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Eristalis intricaria
Volucella pellucens


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