This page will list hoverflies and notable species seen at various locations within the UK throughout the year.
♂= male ♀=female
Barnsley Main 11th Sept 12-1pm
Not much around temperature 15-16 degrees, winds gusty with sunny intervals.
♀ Footballer (Helophilus pendulus) warming up on a bramble leaf, ♀ Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) + two unknown sex, Cheilosia sp, ♀ Lunuled Apideater(Eupeodes luniger) all on ragwort. 4 species seen
Wosborough Reservoir 5th Sept 12-4.30pm
Batman (Myathropa florea) *22 majority♀+some♂ , ♀ Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) *5, ♂ Common Long Globetail (Sphaerophoria scripta) *2, ♂+♀ Common Compost Hoverfly (Syritta pipiens), Common Dainty (Baccha elongata), ♀ Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax), ♂ Glass-winged Banded (Sryphus vitripennis), ♀ Many-tufted Sedgesitter (Platycheirus scutatus), ♀ Shiny-backed Halfband (Melangyna umbellatarum), Greater Hornet Plumehorn (Volucella zonaria), ♀ Tapered (Eristalis pertinax), ♀ Small Leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus nemorum) 12 species seen
Other Notable Species seen: 2 small copper (Lycaena phlaeas), Common wainscot (Mythimna pallens), Green veined white (Pieris napi), Artichoke Gall (Andricus fecundato)
Star Species: Small Leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus nemorum) - don’t often see this species only 2nd sighting this year.
However the joy today was seeing those 22+ Batman all around the Ivy bushes. They were all different sizes and colours and were in such numbers that it was difficult to see the wasps in amongst them without closer inspection, just highlighting how good mimics they are when they are in greater numbers.
Old Moor: 2nd Sept 12.30-3.30pm
♀ Batman (Myathropa florea) *2, ♀ Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) *2, ♀ Tapered (Eristalis pertinax), ♀ Chequered (Melanstoma scalare) with green halteres, ♀ Bolete blacklet (Cheilosia scutulleta) ♀ Striped-backed glimmer (Riponnensia splendens). ♀ Lesser hornet plumehorn (Volucella inanis). ♀ Footballer (Helophilus pendulus), ♂ Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax). ♂ Common Compost Hoverfly (Syritta pipiens), ♂ Grey Spotted (Platycheirus albimanus), ♂ Small Burdock Cheilosia (Cheilosia impressa) 12 species seen
Other Notable Species seen: Swarm of Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta), ♀ Black Darter (Sympetrum danae). Parent Bug instars (Elasmucha grisea), Willow Emerald damselfy (Chalcolestes viridis)
Star Species: Riponnensia splendens – new to me.
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