A couple of hoverflies

[billtils]

1: Marmalade


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2: I think that this is a bee mimic but not too sure

[Geoff F]

I can't quite see all the required angles to be certain of the second one but my guess would be for a female Eristalis species. Maybe E. tenax, but they have an all black hind leg and I can't quite see the knee area. All the other Eristalis have a partly pale hind tibia.

The middle tarsus area is a bit pale, but not yellow enough for typical E. pertinax, although I have found them with rather darkish yellow colours and it isn't totally black either.

[billtils]

Thanks Geoff I'll go through what's on the memory card and see if there are any that address these key features better than the pne posted here.