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Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis
Ragwort
Senecio jacobaea
Leigh
Pennington Flash
Hover
Lancashire
Hoverfly
Fly
Insect
Common Ragwort


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Eristalis pertinax - Female

Eristalis pertinax - Female
This is, I think, a female Eristalis pertinax which landed, for a very short time, on a small patch of Ragwort - Senecio jacobaea. The Eristalis is a large genus of around 99 species of Hover and Drone Flies which makes it very difficult to positively identify this one, especially from just the side view. (Maybe someone with more knowledge of this can help?). Common Ragwort is a very widespread 'weed' which grows up to 1m high and is highly attractive to Bees and other insects. Seen by the Leeds-Liverpool Canal near Pennington Flash, Leigh, Lancashire.

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