Insect ID needed.

[Pick]

a couple of these landed on my patio this morning.Looking for a ID please.Pix taken with Olympus 60mm macro lens

 

[BillN_33]

looks like a Hoverfly

 

[Pick]

looks like a Hoverfly

I think they were a bit big for hoverflies

 

[BillN_33]

I think they were a bit big for hoverflies

Depends on the species - they can be up to almost 1" long

 

[Pick]

That's what they could be then.They were just under 1/2 inch

 

[ajophotog]

Looks like the Dark-legged Bristleside - Parasyrphus lineola which is indeed a hoverfly. Nice photos BTW

 

[Willid1]

Right click on the image and click "search image with Google"

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