Hoverflies Page 3 – Somerset Wildlife Photography

Hoverflies of Somerset - Page 3

PELECOCERINI - No records

PIPIZINI + PSILOTA - No records

SERICOMYIINI

: NAME: Sericomyia silentis / WING LENGTH: 9.5-14mm / FLIGHT TIME: Between May and November / HABITAT: Prefers wet heaths, moors and woodland clearings Breeds in peaty ditches and small pools /

: NAME: Sericomyia silentis / WING LENGTH: 9.5-14mm / FLIGHT TIME: Between May and November / HABITAT: Prefers wet heaths, moors and woodland clearings Breeds in peaty ditches and small pools /

: NAME: Sericomyia silentis / WING LENGTH: 9.5-14mm / FLIGHT TIME: Between May and November / HABITAT: Prefers wet heaths, moors and woodland clearings Breeds in peaty ditches and small pools /

: NAME: Sericomyia silentis / WING LENGTH: 9.5-14mm / FLIGHT TIME: Between May and November / HABITAT: Prefers wet heaths, moors and woodland clearings Breeds in peaty ditches and small pools /

SYRPHINI

: NAME: Sericomyia silentis / WING LENGTH: 9.5-14mm / FLIGHT TIME: Between May and November / HABITAT: Prefers wet heaths, moors and woodland clearings Breeds in peaty ditches and small pools /

: NAME: Chrysotoxum arcuatum / WING LENGTH: 8-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: April-August but peaking in June / HABITAT: Coniferous Woodland /

: NAME: Chrysotoxum arcuatum / WING LENGTH: 8-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: April-August but peaking in June / HABITAT: Coniferous Woodland /

: NAME: Chrysotoxum arcuatum / WING LENGTH: 8-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: April-August but peaking in June / HABITAT: Coniferous Woodland /

: NAME: Chrysotoxum arcuatum / WING LENGTH: 8-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: April-August but peaking in June / HABITAT: Coniferous Woodland /

: NAME: Chrysotoxum bicinctum / WING LENGTH: 7-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to September but peaks from mid-June to mid-August / HABITAT: grassy habitats, usually sheltered near to shrubs and trees /

: NAME: Chrysotoxum bicinctum / WING LENGTH: 7-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to September but peaks from mid-June to mid-August / HABITAT: grassy habitats, usually sheltered near to shrubs and trees /

: NAME: Chrysotoxum bicinctum / WING LENGTH: 7-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to September but peaks from mid-June to mid-August / HABITAT: grassy habitats, usually sheltered near to shrubs and trees /

: NAME: Chrysotoxum cautum / WING LENGTH: 10.25-13mm / FLIGHT TIME: April to September with a peak in late May and June / HABITAT: Grassland in sunny areas, especially near to wood or scrub /

: NAME: Chrysotoxum cautum / WING LENGTH: 10.25-13mm / FLIGHT TIME: April to September with a peak in late May and June / HABITAT: Grassland in sunny areas, especially near to wood or scrub /

: NAME: NAME: Chrysotoxum elegans / WING LENGTH: 9.5-12mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Chalk downland, coastal /

: NAME: NAME: Dasysyrphus albostriatus / WING LENGTH: 6.25-9mm / FLIGHT TIME: Often found on warm spring days in April and May, but flies until November/ HABITAT: Woodland edges /

: NAME: Epistrophe elegans / WING LENGTH: 6.25-9.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: Spring – March-May / HABITAT: Where Elder, Sycamore and fruit trees grow. Larvae are associated with aphids /

: NAME: Epistrophe elegans / WING LENGTH: 6.25-9.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: Spring – March-May / HABITAT: Where Elder, Sycamore and fruit trees grow. Larvae are associated with aphids /

: NAME: Epistrophe elegans / WING LENGTH: 6.25-9.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: Spring – March-May / HABITAT: Where Elder, Sycamore and fruit trees grow. Larvae are associated with aphids /

: NAME: Epistrophe elegans / WING LENGTH: 6.25-9.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: Spring – March-May / HABITAT: Where Elder, Sycamore and fruit trees grow. Larvae are associated with aphids /

: NAME: Epistrophe elegans / WING LENGTH: 6.25-9.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: Spring – March-May / HABITAT: Where Elder, Sycamore and fruit trees grow. Larvae are associated with aphids /

: NAME: Epistrophe elegans / WING LENGTH: 6.25-9.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: Spring – March-May / HABITAT: Where Elder, Sycamore and fruit trees grow. Larvae are associated with aphids /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Episyrphus balteatus – Marmelaid Hoverfly / WING LENGTH: 6-10.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrants / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, parks and even woodland in sunny spots /

: NAME: Eupeodes corollae / WING LENGTH: 5-8.25mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrant March to November peaking in July and August / HABITAT: Flowers in fields, road verges, gardens and alongside hedgerows /

: NAME: Eupeodes corollae / WING LENGTH: 5-8.25mm / FLIGHT TIME: January to December peaking in August. Numbers can be boosted by an influx of migrant March to November peaking in July and August / HABITAT: Flowers in fields, road verges, gardens and alongside hedgerows /

: NAME: Eupeodes latifasciatus / WING LENGTH: 6.5-8.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to October peaking in August / HABITAT: Open habitats, and with a preference for damp meadows and lush vegetation, but can be found in gardens /

: NAME: Eupeodes latifasciatus / WING LENGTH: 6.5-8.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to October peaking in August / HABITAT: Open habitats, and with a preference for damp meadows and lush vegetation, but can be found in gardens /

: NAME: Eupeodes latifasciatus / WING LENGTH: 6.5-8.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to October peaking in August / HABITAT: Open habitats, and with a preference for damp meadows and lush vegetation, but can be found in gardens /

: NAME: Eupeodes latifasciatus / WING LENGTH: 6.5-8.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to October peaking in August / HABITAT: Open habitats, and with a preference for damp meadows and lush vegetation, but can be found in gardens /

: NAME: Eupeodes latifasciatus / WING LENGTH: 6.5-8.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to October peaking in August / HABITAT: Open habitats, and with a preference for damp meadows and lush vegetation, but can be found in gardens /

: NAME: Eupeodes latifasciatus / WING LENGTH: 6.5-8.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to October peaking in August / HABITAT: Open habitats, and with a preference for damp meadows and lush vegetation, but can be found in gardens /

: NAME: Eupeodes luniger / WING LENGTH: 6.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with an increase in numbers during May, but with the main peak from July to September / HABITAT: Open habitats: patches of flowers in arable fields, meadows, road verges, hedgerows, gardens. /

: NAME: Eupeodes luniger / WING LENGTH: 6.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with an increase in numbers during May, but with the main peak from July to September / HABITAT: Open habitats: patches of flowers in arable fields, meadows, road verges, hedgerows, gardens. /

: NAME: Eupeodes luniger / WING LENGTH: 6.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with an increase in numbers during May, but with the main peak from July to September / HABITAT: Open habitats: patches of flowers in arable fields, meadows, road verges, hedgerows, gardens. /

: NAME: Eupeodes luniger / WING LENGTH: 6.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with an increase in numbers during May, but with the main peak from July to September / HABITAT: Open habitats: patches of flowers in arable fields, meadows, road verges, hedgerows, gardens. /

: NAME: Eupeodes luniger / WING LENGTH: 6.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with an increase in numbers during May, but with the main peak from July to September / HABITAT: Open habitats: patches of flowers in arable fields, meadows, road verges, hedgerows, gardens. /

: NAME: Eupeodes luniger / WING LENGTH: 6.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with an increase in numbers during May, but with the main peak from July to September / HABITAT: Open habitats: patches of flowers in arable fields, meadows, road verges, hedgerows, gardens. /

: NAME: Eupeodes luniger / WING LENGTH: 6.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with an increase in numbers during May, but with the main peak from July to September / HABITAT: Open habitats: patches of flowers in arable fields, meadows, road verges, hedgerows, gardens. /

: NAME: Leucozona lucorum / WING LENGTH: 7.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to August peaking in May and June. It is seen mainly in the spring as it suns on vegetation / HABITAT: Lush herbaceous vegetation in damp woodland and well wooded areas. /

: NAME: Leucozona lucorum / WING LENGTH: 7.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to August peaking in May and June. It is seen mainly in the spring as it suns on vegetation / HABITAT: Lush herbaceous vegetation in damp woodland and well wooded areas. /

: NAME: Leucozona lucorum / WING LENGTH: 7.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to August peaking in May and June. It is seen mainly in the spring as it suns on vegetation / HABITAT: Lush herbaceous vegetation in damp woodland and well wooded areas. /

: NAME: Leucozona lucorum / WING LENGTH: 7.5-10mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to August peaking in May and June. It is seen mainly in the spring as it suns on vegetation / HABITAT: Lush herbaceous vegetation in damp woodland and well wooded areas. /

: NAME: Meliscaeva auricollis / WING LENGTH: 6-9.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: February to December. This is one of the first hoverflies to appear in the year. A warm day, even in January or February, can bring it out of hibernation. / HABITAT: Prefers well-wooded places and is usually found around trees. /

: NAME: Scaeva pyrastr / WING LENGTH: 9.25-12.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to November, peaking in August / HABITAT: gardens, wasteland and meadows. /

: NAME: Scaeva pyrastr / WING LENGTH: 9.25-12.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to November, peaking in August / HABITAT: gardens, wasteland and meadows. /

: NAME: Scaeva pyrastr / WING LENGTH: 9.25-12.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to November, peaking in August / HABITAT: gardens, wasteland and meadows. /

: NAME: Scaeva pyrastr / WING LENGTH: 9.25-12.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to November, peaking in August / HABITAT: gardens, wasteland and meadows. /

: NAME: Scaeva pyrastr / WING LENGTH: 9.25-12.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to November, peaking in August / HABITAT: gardens, wasteland and meadows. /

: NAME: Scaeva pyrastr / WING LENGTH: 9.25-12.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to November, peaking in August / HABITAT: gardens, wasteland and meadows. /

: NAME: Sphaerophoria scripta / WING LENGTH: 5-7mm / FLIGHT TIME: April to November, peaking in July and August / HABITAT: Open grassland and urban wasteland /

: NAME: Sphaerophoria scripta / WING LENGTH: 5-7mm / FLIGHT TIME: April to November, peaking in July and August / HABITAT: Open grassland and urban wasteland /

: NAME: Sphaerophoria scripta / WING LENGTH: 5-7mm / FLIGHT TIME: April to November, peaking in July and August / HABITAT: Open grassland and urban wasteland /

: NAME: Sphaerophoria scripta / WING LENGTH: 5-7mm / FLIGHT TIME: April to November, peaking in July and August / HABITAT: Open grassland and urban wasteland /

: NAME: Sphaerophoria scripta / WING LENGTH: 5-7mm / FLIGHT TIME: April to November, peaking in July and August / HABITAT: Open grassland and urban wasteland /

: NAME: Sphaerophoria scripta / WING LENGTH: 5-7mm / FLIGHT TIME: April to November, peaking in July and August / HABITAT: Open grassland and urban wasteland /

: NAME: Syrphus ribesii / WING LENGTH: 7.25-11.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with peaks in late May/early June and again in July to September/ HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, waste ground and many other habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus ribesii / WING LENGTH: 7.25-11.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with peaks in late May/early June and again in July to September/ HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, waste ground and many other habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus ribesii / WING LENGTH: 7.25-11.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with peaks in late May/early June and again in July to September/ HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, waste ground and many other habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus ribesii / WING LENGTH: 7.25-11.5mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November with peaks in late May/early June and again in July to September/ HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, waste ground and many other habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus torvus / WING LENGTH: 8.5-11.75mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November – It is often the earliest Syrphus species to emerge in the spring, has a peak in April with a second peak in July and is sometimes one of the commoner hoverflies in autumn, having a third peak in October / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, waste ground and many other habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus torvus / WING LENGTH: 8.5-11.75mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November – It is often the earliest Syrphus species to emerge in the spring, has a peak in April with a second peak in July and is sometimes one of the commoner hoverflies in autumn, having a third peak in October / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, waste ground and many other habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus torvus / WING LENGTH: 8.5-11.75mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November – It is often the earliest Syrphus species to emerge in the spring, has a peak in April with a second peak in July and is sometimes one of the commoner hoverflies in autumn, having a third peak in October / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, waste ground and many other habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus torvus / WING LENGTH: 8.5-11.75mm / FLIGHT TIME: March to November – It is often the earliest Syrphus species to emerge in the spring, has a peak in April with a second peak in July and is sometimes one of the commoner hoverflies in autumn, having a third peak in October / HABITAT: Gardens, hedgerows, waste ground and many other habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus vitripennis / WING LENGTH: / FLIGHT TIME: March to November peaking slightly in May, but most abundant in July and August / HABITAT: A wide range of habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus vitripennis / WING LENGTH: / FLIGHT TIME: March to November peaking slightly in May, but most abundant in July and August / HABITAT: A wide range of habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus vitripennis / WING LENGTH: / FLIGHT TIME: March to November peaking slightly in May, but most abundant in July and August / HABITAT: A wide range of habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus vitripennis / WING LENGTH: / FLIGHT TIME: March to November peaking slightly in May, but most abundant in July and August / HABITAT: A wide range of habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus vitripennis / WING LENGTH: / FLIGHT TIME: March to November peaking slightly in May, but most abundant in July and August / HABITAT: A wide range of habitats /

: NAME: Syrphus vitripennis / WING LENGTH: / FLIGHT TIME: March to November peaking slightly in May, but most abundant in July and August / HABITAT: A wide range of habitats /

: NAME: Xanthogramma citrofasciatum / WING LENGTH: 6.5-10.25mm / FLIGHT TIME: April to July with a peak in May / HABITAT: Grassy places such as meadows, coastal grazing marsh, large gardens and woodland rides, and is frequently associated with dry grassland on chalk and limestone /

: NAME: Xanthogramma pedissequum / WING LENGTH: 7.25-9.75mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to September peaking in late June and early July / HABITAT: Grassland and open woodland rides preferring short turf and some bare ground such as pathways /

: NAME: Xanthogramma pedissequum / WING LENGTH: 7.25-9.75mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to September peaking in late June and early July / HABITAT: Grassland and open woodland rides preferring short turf and some bare ground such as pathways /

: NAME: Xanthogramma pedissequum / WING LENGTH: 7.25-9.75mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to September peaking in late June and early July / HABITAT: Grassland and open woodland rides preferring short turf and some bare ground such as pathways /

: NAME: Xanthogramma pedissequum / WING LENGTH: 7.25-9.75mm / FLIGHT TIME: May to September peaking in late June and early July / HABITAT: Grassland and open woodland rides preferring short turf and some bare ground such as pathways /