Thursday, 31 July 2014

Day 8: Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

Somewhat scared by this well named insect - I actually thought it was a hornet, then realised it was too small. It's still a whopper  and quite frightening.  

This guy was n the cemetery wall when I spotted him - but photographed on a railing over the road. I think that still counts against my original objective (of photographs from cemetery)

A recent coloniser of UK - since 1940's  http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/hornet-mimic-hoverfly.





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  1. Unknown31 July 2014 at 13:44

    I was so chuffed with this find - that I let the county recorder know.. I got this reply.

    Thank you very much. I am certainly grateful for any county records of hoverflies, especially this one, which has only been seen in Gloucestershire since 2001. Your "guy" is in fact a "girl" - it's a female (you can tell that because the eyes are separated and its thorax is chestnut-coloured; that of the male is black).

    Is the cemetery where you saw it the one in Bisley Road? I shall add your record to the database of county hoverfly records, which will also be sent to the national hoverfly recording scheme.

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