Two visits to the Spelter gave me a total of 34 species. New for the year was Parasyrphus lineola taking me to 99 species for the year and 78 species for the site. Other highlights included Eupeodes latifasciatus, Leucozona glaucia, Melangyna compositarum, Scaeva selenitica, Scarva pyrastri, Xanthogramma pedissequum and Riponnensia splendens. Eristalis pertinax (110) has finally taken over Meliscaeva cinctella (70) as the most numerous species.
Other notable insects were the tachinid fly Nowickia ferox (3) and the longhorn beetle Stictoleptura rubra (male).
Riponnensia splendens
Myathropa florea
Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Nowickia ferox
Stictoleptura rubra
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