David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
__________________________________________________________________________________________Flies 61 – Common Pipiza
Hoverflies
COMMON
PIPIZA HOVERFLY Pipiza noctiluca (f)
COMMON
PIPIZA HOVERFLY Pipiza noctiluca (f)
COMMON
PIPIZA HOVERFLY Pipiza noctiluca (f)
·
Female Common Pipiza
Hoverflies Pipiza noctiluca usually (but
not always) possess two clearly defined orange spots on their abdomens, but
these are variable, both in shape and size, and in some specimens they are
absent. The orange spots on the female illustrated above are particularly
bright and well-defined, clouding on the wings is most evident in the second
photograph (this also varies in intensity) and the shape and colour of the
pterostigmata is also clearly visible. Unless recognisable by their association
with females, the predominantly black males require the consultation of
entomological keys or high-quality reference photographs if they are to be
identified unequivocally.
-> Flies 1, 2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,
38,
39,
40,
41,
42,
43,
44,
45,
46,
47,
48, 49,
50,
51,
52,
53,
54,
55,
56,
57,
58,
59, 60,
61, 62,
63,
64,
65,
66,
67,
68,
69,
70,
71,
72,
73,
74,
75,
76,
77,
78,
79,
80,
81,
82, 83,
84,
85,
86,
87,
88,
89,
90,
91,
92,
93,
94,
95,
96,
97,
98,
99,
100
-> Species
Index, Common Names
-> Species
Index, Scientific Names
-> Site Index
-> Home