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| (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | |
| Pellucid Fly | Pellucid Fly | Pellucid Fly | Pellucid Fly | |
| Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | |
| Volucella pellucens | Volucella pellucens | Volucella pellucens | Volucella pellucens | |
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UK Status: Resident. Wing Span: 27mm to 32mm. Flight Period: May to October. Habitat: Hedgerows and wooded places with Bramble and Umbellifer flowers. Comment: Common through out the British isles. |
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| (Harris 1776 ) | (Harris 1776 ) | (Harris 1776 ) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) |
| Yellow-barred Peat Fly | Yellow-barred Peat Fly | Yellow-barred Peat Fly | Plain-faced Drone Fly | European drone Fly |
| Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae |
| Sericomyia silentis | Sericomyia silentis | Sericomyia silentis | Eristalis arbustrum | Eristalis arbustrum |
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Status: Resident. Wing Span: 19mm to28mm Flight Period: May Habitat: Found in peat bogs and damp open woodland. Comment: This species is common and widespread throughout the British Isles. |
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Status: Resident. Wing Span: 16mm to 21mm. Flight Period: April to November. Habitat: Gardens, urban wasteland, hedgerows, parks and other open places. Comment: This species is common and widespread throughout the British Isles. |
| (Scopoli 1763) | (Scopoli 1763) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) |
| Tapered Drone Fly | Tapered Drone Fly | Common Drone Fly | Common Drone Fly | Common Drone Fly |
| Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae |
| Eristalis pertinax | Eristalis pertinax | Eristalis tenax | Eristalis tenax | Eristalis tenax |
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Status: Resident. Wing Span: 18mm to 26mm. Flight Period: March to November. Habitat: Found in woodland rides, hedgerows, parks and gardens. Comment: This species is common and widespread throughout the UK. |
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Status: Resident. Wing Span: 14mm to 17mm. Flight Period: All the year around. Tenax will emerge on warm sunny winter days. Habitat: Woodland rides, hedgerows, parks and gardens. Comment: Common and widespread throughout the UK. |
| (Linnaeus ) | (Linnaeus ) | (Linnaeus ) | (Linnaeus ) | |
| The Sun Fly | The Sun Fly | The Sun Fly | The Sun Fly | |
| Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae |
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| Helophilus pendulus | Helophilus pendulus | Helophilus pendulus | Helophilus pendulus | |
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Status: Resident. Wing Span: 17mm to 23mm. Flight Period: June to August, peaking sometime in July. Habitat: Likes damp places, ditches, pools, ponds, gardens and even muddy puddles. Comment: Common and widely distributed throughout the British Isles. |
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| (Loew 1846) | (Loew 1846) | (Loew 1846) | (Fabricius 1805) | (Fabricius 1805) |
| Marsh Tiger Hoverfly | Marsh Tiger Hoverfly | Marsh Tiger Hoverfly | Large Tiger Hoverfly | Large Tiger Hoverfly |
| Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae | Syrphidae - Eristalinae |
| Helophilus hybridus | Helophilus hybridus | Helophilus hybridus | Helophilus trivittatus | Helophilus trivittatus |
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Status: Resident. Wing Span: 17mm to 23mm. Flight Period: April to October, peaking in July and August. Habitat: Likes damp places, ditches, pools, ponds, gardens and even muddy puddles. Comment: Wide spread and localised in the UK. |
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Status: Resident. Wing Span: 21mm to 25mm. Flight Period: May to October. Habitat: Dryer areas than the other two species. Seen at the coast, Umbellifers and Thistles. Comment: Wide spread in England and Wales, scarce in Scotland. Uncommon any where. |
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