tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post2247148248429278058..comments2024-01-08T19:01:37.331+00:00Comments on Donegal Wildlife: School surveyStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-23031198400402417092008-04-23T00:42:00.000+01:002008-04-23T00:42:00.000+01:00Allium triquetrum...it's about 15mm long.Allium triquetrum...it's about 15mm long.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-76800434341393028612008-04-22T22:47:00.000+01:002008-04-22T22:47:00.000+01:00What's it on (and therefore how big is it)?Must tr...What's it on (and therefore how big is it)?<BR/><BR/>Must try to get to grips with hovers this year....Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736035484977149890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-51859394056596768242008-04-22T20:34:00.000+01:002008-04-22T20:34:00.000+01:00It's all down to the shape of the black and yellow...It's all down to the shape of the black and yellow bands. This one is fairly standard, so I didn't need secondary clues or microscopic confirmation.<BR/><BR/>You basically need to sit with the pic in front of you and the book open at the right page. But briefly, the front edge of the black bands is virtually straight, and the two foremost yellow marks are broader than those in Syrphus, and are not as angular as those in Epistrophe. No one feature is enough, but add them all together and it all works out nicely.<BR/><BR/>And yes, that's my reflection in the thorax.<BR/><BR/>Germander Speedwell out today.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-31521092513730566402008-04-22T18:22:00.000+01:002008-04-22T18:22:00.000+01:00Nice :-) Would that be your reflection in its shin...Nice :-) Would that be your reflection in its shiny thorax?<BR/><BR/>OK, so how do you know it's Eupodes latifasciatus? <BR/><BR/>No hovers here, still far too cold, though I did see a couple of bumbles yesterday.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736035484977149890noreply@blogger.com