David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
Flies 69 – Broad-banded Globetail Hoverflies
BROAD-BANDED GLOBETAIL HOVERFLY
Sphaerophoria taeniata (m)
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A provisional
identification of a member of a difficult to identify genus. One of several
extremely similar ‘short-bodied’ Sphaerophoria species, this male hoverfly with unbroken yellow abdominal bands, a
bright overall appearance with a yellow face, and yellow hairs on the scutellum
is a good candidate for Broad-banded Globetail
Hoverfly S. taeniata. The image has been
scanned from an old transparency. Some of the members of this genus cannot be
fully identified morphologically without examination and/or dissection of the
genitalia of collected samples, although it may be the case that a non-lethal and
scientifically unequivocal alternative could exist in the form of DNA (genome) analysis,
perhaps requiring the removal of part of a leg to obtain cells prior to release
- probably a better option when dealing with rarities (but also undoubtedly
more expensive).
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