Melanogaster hirtella
Wing length 5 to 6 mm. Fairly small and blackish in colour including the antennae. The wings are clear or only slightly shaded. The females often have a shining abdomen.
Rich marshes and watersides with emergent vegetation.
May to mid August peaking late May and June.
The larvae are aquatic.
Common and widespread in Britain.
Fairly common in Leicestershire & Rutland.
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
17 June 2015
female - specimen examined
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
17 June 2015
female - specimen examined
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Hoverflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Syrphidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 25/04/2015 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 17/06/2015 (Ruddoch, Paul)
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Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
17 June 2015
female - specimen examined
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
17 June 2015
female - specimen examined
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
02 June 2015
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
05 June 2015
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
05 June 2015
Paul Ruddoch
Rhubarb Island
07 June 2015
Paul Ruddoch
Rhubarb Island
07 June 2015
Paul Ruddoch
Rhubarb Island
07 June 2015
Paul Ruddoch
Rhubarb Island
07 June 2015
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
02 June 2015
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
17 June 2016
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
17 June 2016
AJ Cann
Spearwort Fields
04 June 2016
