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Syritta sp. (Thick legged hoverfly) Mating pair

a type of hoverfly.

Syritta.
Check for Thick-legged hoverfly - Syritta pipiens.

It is sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, from its distinctive broad hind femora. They are fast nimble fliers, and the larvae feed in rotting organic matter.

Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Suborder Brachycera
Infraorder Cyclorrhapha
Zoosection Aschiza
Family: Syrphidae (Hover Flies)
Subfamily: Eristalinae (Drone Flies and Allies)
Tribe Milesiini
Subtribe Tropidiina
Genus: Syritta

Adults feed on pollen and nectar while the larvae feed on wet manure & decaying organic materials.

This little (7mm) hoverfly, a Syritta pipiens, was hanging round the compost bins where they lay their eggs (the larvae are a great compost converters alongside worms).

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