David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Flies 36 – Bear Syrph Hoverflies
BEAR SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides (f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
BEAR
SYRPH HOVERFLY Eriozona syrphoides
(f)
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It was quite a surprise to find the uncommon and
very handsomely marked bumble bee-mimicking Bear Syrph
Hoverfly Eriozona syrphoides
feeding on Yarrow Achillea millefolium in a small London park as
this species is normally to be found inhabiting Spruce Picea
spp. woodlands in Wales or Scotland! There is a possibility that this
insect had originated from continental Europe and that it had arrived as a
migrant although it appears to be in very good condition, suggesting that it
could have bred in the UK as there was no obvious wing damage. Another
possibility is that the larva could have been imported on timber. One thing is
certain, the urban habitat in which it was found most certainly differs from
that with which it has been associated most closely. The yellow face and
scutellum, the shape of the antennae and the colour of the hind legs and the
tip of the abdomen are all useful identification features when differentiating
this species from other bee-mimicking hoverflies. David’s account of the above
sighting appeared in The London Naturalist No. 97, 2018.’
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David’s short film of Bear Syrph
Hoverflies may be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_eaxNVSwd0&list=PL4AirIEc0NoeuL9e36qZC-CQ0yX0XC7QZ&index=16&t=0s .
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