Stomorhina lunata by durleybeachbum
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Description
On Inula Hookeri in my garden
"Stomorhina lunata is a species of fly in the family Calliphoridae, often misidentified because of the unusual band pattern in the abdomen, typical of hoverflies. S. lunata is an important egg predator of some major African agricultural pests, the South African Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), the more widespread Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), and the migratory locust (Locustana migratoria).
This species is present in most of Europe, in the Afro-tropical ecozone, in the eastern Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East, in the Nearctic ecozone, in North Africa and in the Oriental ecozone." Wiki
Comments (16)
a beauty !
A wonderful shot! Not as eye catching as some hoverflies! But new to me too, you may have a rarity visiting your garden!
A good clear pic for the expert.
lunch break
I love they way you captured him on that fantastic flower. I am no more expert at identifying insects than i am at telling one care from another...I know a few and that is the extent of it. Good luck with the ID.
Beautiful. x
Bug on yellow flower. :P Hope that helps! LOL!
Beautiful and well fed Hoverfly :-)
Stunning capture Andrea. God bless.
That's a wide-body model, isn't it? The jumbo jet of hoverflies! Excellent find and shot!
He's beautifully compact. I like Denise's comment. Great catch!
An outstanding capture but I just realized something, I've never actually seen one of these hover.
great capture
The center of the flower and the hoverfly's wings are exceptional in zoom!
Nice shot that TZ3 does a great job in the hands of an expert.
Fantastic capture, love it!