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 Cheilosia illustrataPhoto by Norman Pimlott |  Cheilosia illustrataPhoto by Norman Pimlott |
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Cheilosia illustrata
A common European species of hoverfly. It is usually seen on umbellifers, particularly common hogweed flowers.
A furry bumblebee mimic with a dark wing cloud. Body is usually pale haired with a black band across the centre of the thorax, and another across tergite 3. It is typically seen settled with its wings closed tightly over its back.
 Rhingia CampestrisPhoto by Lynda Haney |
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Rhingia Campestris
The genus is easily recognised by its long snout. With R. campestris the abdomen usually has a black line or stripe along the axis, but always along the lateral margins of the tergites. It has a largely orange abdomen and dark thorax.
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