"hoverfly morphology"

#11053634

7 March 2024

The wasp-mimicking hoverfly (Mesembrius sp.) is bright yellow in color with black stripes and can be found in Australia, India, England, and the UK. There are three conspicuous black markings on the thorax, and the abdomen is banded with black and yellow. In the 2nd segment, the black bands are connected by a median band. The wings are tinted with a pale brown. This fly is commonly found either resting on leaves or feeding on flowers. Its warning colors are effective at mimicking a wasp. It has short antennae and a single pair of wings, indicating it is a fly. Hoverflies have smaller antennae and larger eyes than wasps and bees, with their eyes appearing to wrap around their head. The wing-vein pattern helps to identify it as a hoverfly. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 07/03/2024.

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#11053636

7 March 2024

The wasp-mimicking hoverfly (Mesembrius sp.) is bright yellow in color with black stripes and can be found in Australia, India, England, and the UK. There are three conspicuous black markings on the thorax, and the abdomen is banded with black and yellow. In the 2nd segment, the black bands are connected by a median band. The wings are tinted with a pale brown. This fly is commonly found either resting on leaves or feeding on flowers. Its warning colors are effective at mimicking a wasp. It has short antennae and a single pair of wings, indicating it is a fly. Hoverflies have smaller antennae and larger eyes than wasps and bees, with their eyes appearing to wrap around their head. The wing-vein pattern helps to identify it as a hoverfly. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 07/03/2024.

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#10893787

6 January 2024

The Striped Forest Hoverfly (Dasysyrphus Albostriatus) Is A Hoverfly In The Subfamily Syrphinae. The Species Was First Described By Swedish Entomologist Carl Fredrik Fallén As Scaeva Albostriatus . The Latin Species Epithet Albostriatus Means “white Or Light-striped”.The Hoverflies Are About 8 To 10 Mm Long. The Shiny Brown-black Colored Mesonotum Has Two Whitish Longitudinal Stripes. The Label Is Colored Yellow. Three Yellow Transverse Bands Run Across The Brown-black Abdomen, Which Meet In The Middle At An Angle And Can Also Be Interrupted In The Middle. The Legs Are Yellow. The Species Is Widespread In Europe. Their Occurrence Extends From Fennoscandia And The British Isles In The North To The Mediterranean And North Africa. To The East, The Distribution Area Extends To The Far East Of Asia (Japan, Korea) With Individual Records In Siberia. A Striped Forest Hoverfly Is Sitting On The Wild Creeping Woodsorrel (Oxalis Corniculata) Yellow Flower Feeding On Nectar At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 06/01/2024.

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