The Society for the study of flies (Diptera)
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#1 2009-06-28 08:37:12
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ID Help Please!!
This is all very new for me,I am a wildlife photographer but I have just got into bugs etc,so can any one please give me a hand to ID this hover fly.
Thanks for yout time
Stewart.....
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#2 2009-06-28 09:27:25
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Re: ID Help Please!!
Hoverfly, Chrysotoxum cautum. Lovely shot.
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#3 2009-06-28 11:28:18
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Re: ID Help Please!!
Hi John...
Thanks for your help and speedy identification. I have Flies of the British Isles by Colyer & Hammond, is there any around that may be better for me to use??
Thanks once again
Stewart......
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#4 2009-06-28 22:42:27
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Re: ID Help Please!!
Colyer and Hammond is a great book, but obviously a bit dated.
If you enjoy photographing flies, why not concentrate on hoverflies and buy a copy of Stubbs anbd Falk (British Hoverflies). That should enable you to identify a reasonable proportion.
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#5 2009-06-29 08:58:17
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Thanks John I will give that a try.....
Stewart.
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