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<a href="../20060 <html> <body> Thanks for your help. Chris. Following David's lead suggesting it was a <i>Eristalis, </i>I found this one which identifies it as <i>E. arbustorum:<br><br> </i><a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/22697" eudora="autourl"> http://bugguide.net/node/view/22697</a><br><br> <i>However E._x </i>appears to be the same creature.<br> Angus<br><br> At 08:45 PM 9/1/2006, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi Angus & David,<br><br> On 30-Aug-06, at 9:04 AM, David & Alison Webster wrote:<br><br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Angus MacLean wrote:<br><br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><br> Hopefully someone can name the family of this next (I think) Hover Fly. When I was searching the Net for a match, I came on a Hover Fly Society (for humans, not hover flies), British, I believe. (This individual could be a Drone Fly although I think I can detect the spurious vein in the wing.<br><br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/228628774/in/photostream/"> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/228628774/in/photostream/</a> <br> </blockquote>Hi Angus & All, Aug 30, 2006<br> Great shot.<br> Your second picture is, as you indicate, a Hover Fly (Syrphidae) and resembles my A325 that I have tentatively keyed to Eristalinae; Eristalis (Eoseristalis). As far as I can take it with Nearctic Diptera.</blockquote><br> It's a toss up: there are two possibilities:<br><br> <i>Eristalis tenax</i> Linnaeus<br> <a href="http://www.museums.org.za/bio/insects/flies/syrphidae/images/eristalis_x.jpg"> http://www.museums.org.za/bio/insects/flies/syrphidae/images/eristalis_x.jpg</a> <br> <a href="http://www.uknature.co.uk/E.Tenax.jpg" eudora="autourl"> http://www.uknature.co.uk/E.Tenax.jpg</a><br><br> <i>Helophilus borealis</i> Staeg<br><br> Both are common species in Nova Scotia.<br><br> Cheers!<br><br> Chris<br><br> <font face="Times, Times"> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">(902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca ><br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times"> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.<br> </font></blockquote></body> </html>
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