BRITISH HOVERFLIES

Well, just the ones I've managed to photograph,
mostly in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire.
WARNING! I've identified these from photos, but some experts say that for most species
this is not possible, and microscopic examination is needed.
Where species are named, that is therefore my uncorroborated opinion only.

Anasimyia
Anasimyia
2 species 		Baccha
Baccha
1 species 		Brachyopa
Brachyopa
? species 		Brachypalpoides
Brachypalpoides
1 species 		Brachypalpus
Brachypalpus
1 species 		Chalcosyrphus
Chalcosyrphus
1 species 		Cheilosia
Cheilosia
10± species
Chrysogaster
Chrysogaster
2 species 		Chrysotoxum
Chrysotoxum
4 species 		Criorhina
Criorhina
4 species 		Dasysyrphus
Dasysyrphus
3 species 		Didea
Didea
1 species 		Epistrophe
Epistrophe
4 species 		Episyrphus
Episyrphus
1 species
Eristalinus
Eristalinus
2 species 		Eristalis
Eristalis
6 species 		Eumerus
Eumerus
1 species 		Eupeodes
Eupeodes
4 species 		Ferdinandea
Ferdinandea
1 species 		Helophilus
Helophilus
3 species 		Heringia
Heringia
2 species
Leucozona
Leucozona
3 species 		Lejogaster
Lejogaster
1 species 		Mallota
Mallota
1 species 		Melangyna
Melangyna
5 species 		Melanogaster
Melanogaster
1 species 		Melanostoma
Melanostoma
2 species 		Meligramma
Meligramma
2 species
Meliscaeva
Meliscaeva
2 species 		Merodon
Merodon
1 species 		Microdon
Microdon
2 species 		Myathropa
Myathropa
1 species 		Myolepta
Myolepta
1 species 		Neoascia
Neoascia
3 species 		Orthonevra
Orthonevra
1 species
Paragus
Paragus
1 species 		Parasyrphus
Parasyrphus
1 species 		Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus
2 species 		Pipiza
Pipiza
>1 species 		Pipizella
Pipizella
2 species 		Platycheirus
Platycheirus
6 species 		Portevinia
Portevinia
1 species
Rhingia
Rhingia
2 species 		Scaeva
Scaeva
3 species 		Sericomyia
Sericomyia
1 species 		Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria
? species 		Syritta
Syritta
1 species 		Syrphus
Syrphus
3 species 		Trichopsomyia
Trichopsomyia
1 species
Tropidia
Tropidia
1 species 		Volucella
Volucella
5 species 		Xanthandrus
Xanthandrus
1 species 		Xanthogramma
Xanthogramma
2 species 		Xylota
Xylota
3 species

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Sightings
2011
2012


All images copyright Chris Webster, www.3644.co.uk
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