Hoverflies |
| Sericomyia bombiformis |
| Authority | : | (Fallén, 1810) |
| Synonyms | : | Arctophila bombiformis (Fallén, 1810) |
| Nederlands | : | Grote fophommel |
| Deutsch | : | Hummel-Gebirgsschwebfliege |
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| Bois de Cuze; 5 August 2011. | |
| Callicera aurata |
| Authority | : | (Rossi, 1790) |
| Nederlands | : | Gouden glanszweefvlieg |
| Norsk | : | mørk messingblomsterflue |
| Svenska | : | mörk bronsblomfluga |
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| Bois de Cuze; 5 August 2011. |
| Chrysotoxum vernale |
| Authority | : | Loew, 1841 |
| Nederlands | : | Streepfopwesp |
| Norsk | : | junivepseblomsterflue |
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| Mont Gerbier de Jonc; 28 July 2011. |
| Didea alneti |
| Authority | : | (Fallén, 1817) |
| Nederlands | : | Groene didea |
| Deutsch | : | Grüne Breitbauchschwebfliege |
| Norsk | : | brei vinkelbåndflue |
| Svenska | : | grön vinkelblomfluga |
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| Bois de Cuze; 5 August 2011. | |
| Eristalis jugorum |
| Authority | : | Egger, 1858 |
| Nederlands | : | Snuitbijvlieg |
| Deutsch | : | Gebirgs-Keilfleckschwebfliege |
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| Col de Moucheyres; 29 July 2011. |
| Megasyrphus erraticus |
| Authority | : | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Nederlands | : | Donkergele bandzweefvlieg |
| Deutsch | : | Waldschneisenschwebfliege |
| Norsk | : | stripet barskogblomsterflue |
| Svenska | : | bandad barrblomfluga |
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| Bois de Cuze; 31 July 2011. |
| Merodon spec. |
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| Lachamp-Raphaël; 28 July 2011. | |
| Spilomyia manicata |
| Authority | : | (Rondani, 1865) |
| Nederlands | : | Behaarde wespvlieg |
| Norsk | : | svartfottreblomsterflue |
| Svenska | : | svartfotad trädblomfluga |
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| Bois de Cuze; 5 August 2011. | |
In between short bouts of flight, the hoverfly rested on the vegetation. It vibrated first one wing for a second or so, then the other etc. till the next short flight. The two lower photographs shows this behavior. |
| Volucella inanis |
| Authority | : | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Nederlands | : | Wespreus |
| Deutsch | : | Gebänderte Waldschwebfliege |
| Norsk | : | geithamsblomsterflue |
| Svenska | : | bålgetingblomfluga |
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| Aizac; 24 - 25 July 2011. | |
| Volucella pellucens |
| Authority | : | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Nederlands | : | Witte reus |
| Norsk | : | hvitbåndet humleblomsterflue |
| Svenska | : | fönsterblomfluga |
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| Bois de Cuze; 5 August 2011. |
| Volucella zonaria |
| Nederlands | : | Stadsreus |
| English | : | hornet hoverfly |
| Deutsch | : | Große Waldschwebfliege, Hornissenschwebfliege, Riesen-Hummelschwebfliege |
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| Aizac; 29 July 2011. |