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#1 2010-08-08 17:14:00
- Colin Jacobs
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- Name: Colin Jacobs
- From: Beccles Suffolk VC25
- Registered: 2010-07-16
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Orange Fly for Id please VC25
Seen on Hemp agrimony Thanks.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30854310@N02/4871834922/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30854310@N02/4871224237/
may be a Hoverfly but cannot find it in stubbs
Thanks
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#2 2010-08-08 17:27:33
- Mick
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- Name: Mick Parker
- From: Weymouth, Dorset
- Registered: 2008-02-20
- Posts: 62
Re: Orange Fly for Id please VC25
Colin Jacobs wrote:
Seen on Hemp agrimony Thanks.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30854310@N02/4871834922/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30854310@N02/4871224237/
may be a Hoverfly but cannot find it in stubbs
Thanks
Hi Colin, it is Phasia hemiptera, which is a fairly common Tachinidae Fly,
Cheers,
Mick
Mick Parker
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#3 2010-08-08 19:02:30
- Colin Jacobs
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- Name: Colin Jacobs
- From: Beccles Suffolk VC25
- Registered: 2010-07-16
- Posts: 14
Re: Orange Fly for Id please VC25
Thanks Mick, are they biters?
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#4 2010-08-08 23:05:09
- Mick
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- Name: Mick Parker
- From: Weymouth, Dorset
- Registered: 2008-02-20
- Posts: 62
Re: Orange Fly for Id please VC25
Colin Jacobs wrote:
Thanks Mick, are they biters?
Hi Colin,
No! they aren't "biters" you are quite safe!
Cheers,
Mick
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