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Horsefly
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Pretty sure it is a hoverfly, of the Eristalini group, which have a distinctive prominent loop in the wing vein. You can see this as a droop or drop in the vein. This includes both bumblebee and money bee mimics. Could be the later, of which Eristalis tenax is very widespread.
regards, Mike.
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like bananas.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/66189529@N08/
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like bananas.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/66189529@N08/
It's a hoverfly of the genus Eristalis, they are sometimes known as droneflies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eristalis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eristalis