![]() ![]() Nymphalidae - Admirals, Fritillaries, etc.Butterflies Expand Secondary Navigation Menu.Reptiles Expand Secondary Navigation Menu.Amphibians Expand Secondary Navigation Menu.Mammals Expand Secondary Navigation Menu.Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills.The galleries below link to information pages for every species recorded on NatureSpot (except those lacking images). The arrow alongside will open the family level sub-menu. Roger Morris, a national expert on hoverflies, has posted an interesting blog on identifying hoverflies from photos, concluding that around 60% of species are possible.Ĭlick on the headings below to expand/contract the text. More will added as images are contributed to NatureSpot. However not many people record hoverflies so there may be more to be found! The species on this page represent about half of the VC55 total and generally include the more common species. There are over 280 species of hoverflies in Britain and around 140 of these have been recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55). For this reason we have primarily used the latin names (everyone agrees on these!) but mentioned the common names when we know of them. Indeed, those that do exist are not always widely known and agreed by all. However hoverflies are totally harmless and are definitely a gardener's friend, as the larvae of several common species have a voracious appetite for aphids! Very few hoverflies have common names. Many have black and yellow markings and so are often confused with bees and wasps. As they are often brightly coloured and very common in gardens many people will be familiar with them. They belong to the family Syrphidae, a family within the order Diptera (true flies). Hoverflies are a fascinating group of insects. Blogs - Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife.This is a member of the Eristalis group comprised of hoverflies imitating bees. The Great Bulbfly (Merodon equestris) to the right sometimes becomes a pest in Daffodils. Natural History Section, Leicester Literary & Philosophical Society The Pellucid Hoverfly (Volucella pelluscens) to the left is one of the biggest flies in Central Europe.Market Bosworth and District Natural History Society.Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society.Leicestershire and Rutland Mammal Group.Leicestershire and Rutland Environmental Records Centre. ![]() Leicestershire and Rutland Badger Group.Leicestershire Urban Verge Wildlife Project.Leicestershire Amphibian & Reptile Network.Leicestershire & Rutland Swift Partnership.Leicestershire & Rutland Records Centre.Leicestershire & Rutland Moth Recorders.Leicestershire & Rutland Entomological Society.Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society - Natural History Section.Butterfly Conservation, East Midlands Group.Botanical Society of the British Isles - Leicestershire & Rutland.
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