Syrphus torvus
Observation - Syrphus torvus - UK and Ireland. Description: I checked with Syrphus (Murdo) that Icwas in the right ballpark with Syrphus torvus/vitripennis - du
I checked with Syrphus (Murdo) that Icwas in the right ballpark with Syrphus torvus/vitripennis - due to the amount of dark colour on the rear femur. He kindly narrowed it down to torvus due to the hairy eyes.
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Syrphus torvus, vitripennis and ribesii are all common in Scotland.
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Syrphus torvus, vitripennis and ribesii are all common in Scotland.