albertcardona, 23 days ago An unusual fly: red-belted hoverfly, Brachypalpoides lentus – a sawfly mimic. The larva is yet to be described. About 20 observations in the whole UK; 172 globally. From Hyde Park, London (June 2023). Standing right next to Peter Pan's statue. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166374417 #iNaturalist #Diptera #entomology #insects #flies
An unusual fly: red-belted hoverfly, Brachypalpoides lentus – a sawfly mimic. The larva is yet to be described. About 20 observations in the whole UK; 172 globally.
From Hyde Park, London (June 2023). Standing right next to Peter Pan's statue.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166374417
#iNaturalist #Diptera #entomology #insects #flies
