This little fly - 2 cm wingtip to wingtip - keys out to Epistrophe or Meliscaeva, but to neither with any certainty. Apart from the clear marking on tergites 2, 3 and 4 there are no others visible. The underside shows more bright yellow than I recall on other Syrphids. Other clues have I none. I want it to be M. cinctella, but given the diversity of markings in the subfamily I can't be sure of anything. I'd welcome some guidance.
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It looks like a well-marked…
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I guess that's right - it falls closest to the 'exceptionally yellow' variant in Stubbs and Falk. I think the bluntness of the markings on tergite 2 had me wandering towards key 22b. Thanks Martin.
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It looks like a well-marked Epistrophe eligans to me Anthony. Does it key out in that direction?