David Element
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Flies 70 – Compost Hoverflies
COMPOST
HOVERFLY Syritta pipiens (m)
COMPOST HOVERFLY Syritta pipiens
(f)
COMPOST
HOVERFLY Syritta pipiens (f)
COMPOST
HOVERFLY Syritta pipiens (f)
COMPOST
HOVERFLY Syritta pipiens (m)
COMPOST HOVERFLY Syritta pipiens (m)
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The
Compost Hoverfly Syritta pipiens is a small, widely distributed,
and common fly, and it is comparatively easy to identify as the femora of the
hindlegs are noticeably swollen. These are equipped with an array of spines in
both sexes that appear to have no obvious biological purpose beyond decoration.
The larvae develop in damp leaf-litter and other suitably moist substrates, and
the species has a long flight season. Males will guard their ‘territories’ by
hovering for extended periods, as shown in the first photograph.
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