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Thick-legged Hoverfly - Syritta pipiens

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Thick-legged Hoverfly Thick-legged Hoverfly - Syritta pipiens dylan Laundry Lane 27 Oct 2020, 8:20 p.m. 2 Aug 2020, 11:31 a.m.
Thick-legged Hoverfly Thick-legged Hoverfly - Syritta pipiens dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 24 May 2023, 10:52 a.m. 20 May 2023, 4:41 p.m.
Thick-legged Hoverfly Thick-legged Hoverfly - Syritta pipiens dylan Laundry Lane 21 Oct 2020, 6:45 p.m. 21 Jul 2020, 10:27 a.m.
Thick-legged Hoverfly Thick-legged Hoverfly - Syritta pipiens dylan Laundry Lane 21 Oct 2020, 6:45 p.m. 21 Jul 2020, 10:27 a.m.
Thick-legged Hoverfly Thick-legged Hoverfly - Syritta pipiens dylan Laundry Lane 21 Oct 2020, 6:45 p.m. 21 Jul 2020, 10:28 a.m.
Thick-legged Hoverfly Thick-legged Hoverfly - Syritta pipiens dylan Laundry Lane 21 Oct 2020, 6:45 p.m. 21 Jul 2020, 10:33 a.m.

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Species Description

Common and widespread throughout the UK though less so in Scotland. Habitat includes: gardens, parks, allotments, cemeteries, meadows, hedgerows, road side verges. Flight period: April to November, peaking in July and. Breeds in compost, manure and other rotting organic matter August.