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A fly from the family Tachinidae on Yarrow, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
A fly from the family Tachinidae upon a pink variation of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) at Grantown East. A Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) can also be seen in the background, taken by David Palmar
21 July 2023
A Common red soldier beetle on Yarrow, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
A Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) and a fly from the family Tachinidae upon a pink variation of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) at Grantown East, taken by David Palmar
21 July 2023
Common Drone Fly on Ragwort, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in Kelvindale, Glasgow. It can be distinguished from other drone flies and from Honey Bees by a dark vertical face stripe and curved banana-shaped rear tibia (seen in the enlargement of part of this photo in the corner)
29 July 2016
Common Drone Fly on Ragwort, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in Kelvindale, Glasgow. It can be distinguished from other drone flies and from Honey Bees by a dark vertical face stripe (seen in the enlargement of part of this photo in the corner) and curved banana-shaped rear tibia
29 July 2016
Marmalade Hoverflies on Fox-and-cubs
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Marmalade Hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) drinking nectar from Fox-and-Cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca). This is our most common hoverfly. They are on the wing throughout the year but can be seen in large numbers like this in the summer. Fox and Cubs, Orange Hawkbit or Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca or the synonym Hieracium aurantiacum) is aggregated under Hawkweeds and / or Hawkbits in the genus Pilosella, or alternatively Hieracium agg. The botanical classification seems complicated at the very least! Picture taken by Sarah Longrigg in Milngavie.
02 March 2020
Grass of Parnassus with Crane Flies, Loch Earn, Perthshire
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Perthshire
Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris), a member of the Bittersweet family, with Crane Flies (Limoniidae, possibly Dicranomyia aptera), taken by Sarah Longrigg at Loch Earn, Perthshire.
02 September 2014
Tapered Drone Fly, Falls of Clyde
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South Lanarkshire -Falls of Clyde
Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax) on Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) at Falls of Clyde. Common and widespread throughout Britain, this dronefly is often found in hedgerows and woodland rides.
The entire Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) family of 2003 at the Loch of the Lowes SWT Reserve. The female and three young are on the nest, and the male is landing with a fish.
