Marmalade hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Hoverflies
(Syrphidae)
♀
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Hoverfly with yellow-orange black markings, large translucent wings and large brown-red eyes. The breast is copper coloured with grey stripes. The pattern on its back is distinctive but variable in colour, the ♀ often has a thin band of white between the black markings while for the ♂ this is often yellow. Larvae feed on aphids while adults feed on pollen. ⇔ l. 7-11 mm
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Dangling sun-lover
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Marmalade hoverfly
Pyjamazweefvlieg
Hainschwebfliege
Syrphe ceinturé
Episyrphus balteatus [L.]
Mosca cernidora
Episyrphus balteatus [L.]
Episyrphus balteatus [L.]
细扁食蚜蝇
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