Birmingham & Black Country SPECIES ATLAS SERIES
Hoverflies Family: Syrphidae
Andy Slater
Produced by EcoRecord Introduction
Hoverflies are members of the Syrphidae family in the very large insect order Diptera ('true flies'). There are around 283 species of hoverfly found in the British Isles, and 176 of these have been recorded in Birmingham and the Black Country.
This atlas contains tetrad maps of all of the species recorded in our area based on records held on the EcoRecord database. The records cover the period up to the end of 2019.
Myathropa florea
Cover image: Chrysotoxum festivum
All illustrations and photos by Andy Slater
All maps contain Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright and database right 2020 Hoverflies Hoverflies are amongst the most colourful and charismatic insects that you might spot in your garden. They truly can be considered the gardener’s fiend as not only are they important pollinators but the larva of many species also help to control aphids!
Great places to spot hoverflies are in flowery meadows on flowers such as knapweed, buttercup, hogweed or yarrow or in gardens on plants such as Canadian goldenrod, hebe or buddleia. Quite a few species are instantly recognisable while the appearance of some other species might make you doubt that it is even a hoverfly…
Mimicry Many hoverfly species are excellent mimics of bees and wasps, imitating not only their colouring, but also often their shape and behaviour. Sometimes they do this to fool the bees and wasps so they can enter their nests to lay their eggs. Most species however are probably trying to fool potential predators into thinking that they are a hazardous species with a sting or foul taste, even though they are in fact harmless and perfectly edible.
Some species are very good at this mimicry - it’s surprising how many articles about honeybees are illustrated by a photo of a Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)!
The easiest way to tell the difference between a bee and a hoverfly is to look at the eyes and antennae - hoverflies have large roundish eyes and short antennae, while bees tend to have smaller oval-shaped eyes and long antennae.
Left – Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), Right – Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Lifecycle Adult hoverflies can be seen on sunny days from April to October, however each creature will actually spend most of its life in its maggot-like larval stage. The larva of around 40% of hoverfly species are aphid predators, while others live in wasp or ant nests where they are scavengers, feeding on the remains of dead workers, larvae, dropped food and other smaller insects.
The larva of other species may live in rot-holes in trees, under bark, in ponds or in rotting vegetation. Because hoverflies have such a diverse range of lifestyles this makes them a good indicator of the health of our environment. Hoverfly Recording in Birmingham and the Black Country
Number of Records Species distribution maps are often heavily influenced by the different levels of recording across an area. . we've produced a map below to show the number of records in each tetrad (2km square):
Top 5 site (no. records): 1. Sandwell Valley - 1393 2. Sutton Park - 1198 3. The Centre of the Earth - 340 4. Rea Valley - 294 5. Park Hall Nature Reserve - 191
Perhaps, unsurprisingly, the level of recording influences the number of species found in each tetrad:
Top 5 site (no. species): 1. Sandwell Valley - 151 2. Sutton Park - 142 3. Vincent Drive - 57 4. Rea Valley - 56 5. Park Hall Nature Reserve - 53 At-a-Glance Species Guide Here is a visual guide to some of the commoner hoverfly species you might see:
Baccha elongata
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Cheilosia illustrata Dasysyrphus albostriatus Chrysotoxum festivum
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe grossulariae dark form
Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis arbustorm Eristalis pertinax ♂ Eristalis intricarius
Melanostoma scalare ♀ Eupeodes luniger ♀ Eupeodes corollae ♀ Merodon equestris Helophilus pendulus
Sphaerophoria sp. ♀ Myathropa florea Sphaerophoria scripta ♂
Platycheirus albimanus ♀
Syritta pipiens Syrphus ribesii ♀ Syrphus torvus ♂ Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xylota segnis
Volucella bombylans
Volucella zonaria
Volucella inanis
Volucella pellucens
Scaeva pyrastri Chrysotoxum verallii Leucozona lucorum Rare and Notable Hoverfly Species Recorded in Birmingham and the Black Country
Below is a summary of rare and notable hoverfly species recorded in Birmingham and the Black Country
Species Name Conservation Status Habitat B&BC Records Brachyopa pilosa NS Associated with Aspen and other Recorded at two sites in B&BC - Priory Woods poplars where adults can be found and Park Farm, Sandwell Valley and Cocks hovering near sap runs. Moors Wood NR, Yardley Wood. Most recent record: 2015
Callicera aurata NS An elusive but magnificent species Recorded at five sites in B&BC - including three which is usually found by accident. private gardens - along with Billesley Lane Probably associated with older trees, it Allotments and Bescot Triangle. Most recent may well be discovered in urban record: 2017 settings where sufficient mature deciduous trees are allowed to persist in gardens and at street margins.
Cheilosia barbata NS Species with a southern distribution Recorded at five sites in B&BC - Mill Lane LNR and thought to be associated with and Walsall Power Station in Walsall; QE calcareous habitats such as calcareous Hospital and Sutton Park, Birmingham and grassland or the rides of calcareous Sandwell Valley. Most recent record: 2007 woodlands.
Cheilosia velutina NS Associated with chalk grasslands and Recorded only at Sandwell Valley - at locations waste ground and usually found including Coaltip Mound and the woodlands visiting umbellifers. around Ice House Lake. Most recent record: 1992.
Didea intermedia NS Associated with heathland or Recorded at only one site in B&BC - Sutton coniferous plantations. Park. Most recent record: pre 1910. Species may now be extinct in B&BC.
Eupeodes nielseni NS Associated with the edges of pine Recorded at only one site in B&BC - Wrens forests, originally in the Scottish Nest NNR. Most recent record: 1990. Highlands but records suggest that the species has now spread southwards into England.
Eupeodes nitens NS Associated with ancient woodlands Recorded at two sites in B&BC - Sutton Park where they visit flowers including (pre 1910) and Wrens Nest NNR. Most recent umbellifers and yellow composites. record: 1990. Species Name Conservation Status Habitat B&BC Records
Ferdinandea ruficornis NS Associated with old trees trees, Recorded at one site in B&BC - Sots Hole, particularly those infested by Goat Sandwell Valley. Most recent record: 1994. Moth (Cossus cossus) where an abundant supply of sap is available.
Heringia pubescens NS Associated with woodland rides, Recorded at one site in B&BC - Park Farm particularly where coniferisation has Wood, Sandwell Valley. Most recent record: occurred. Thay visit Dog's Mercury 2015. flowers.
Mallota cimbiciformis NS Associated with rot holes in large Recorded at one site in B&BC - Priory Pool, mature trees, and may be seen visiting Sandwell Valley. Most recent record: 1978. flowers including Bramble.
Melangyna barbifrons NS, NT Associated with old deciduous Recorded at two sites in B&BC - Sutton Park woodland and may be seen visiting (pre 1910) and Wrens Nest NNR. Most recent sallow blossom. record: 1990.
Meligramma guttatum NS Associated with woodland and may be Recorded at two sites in B&BC - including seen visiting umbellifer flowers. several locations in Sandwell Valley including Priory Woods and Sots Hole. This species has also been recorded at Sutton Park (pre 1910). Most recent record: 1984.
Neoascia interrupta NS Associated with swamp containing Recorded at only one site in B&BC - Park Hall containing Bulrush and Fool's Water- Nature Reserve, Birmingham. Most recent cress. record: 2008
Pipiza lugubris NS Unknown - widely distributed Recorded at only one site in B&BC - Sutton Park, Birmingham. Most recent record: pre 1910. Species may now be extinct in B&BC.
Platycheirus immarginatus NS Associated with coastal habitat Recorded at only one site in B&BC - Clayhanger including saltmarsh SSSI. Most recent record:1987.
Platycheirus perpallidus NS Associated with fen and the margins of Recorded at two sites in B&BC - Sandwell pools where sedges are abundant. Valley and Sutton Park. Most recent record: 2017
Platycheirus sticticus NS Associated with woodland edges, Recorded at only one site in B&BC - Wrens hedgerows and scrub. Nest NNR. Most recent record: 1990.
Triglyphus primus NS Associated with Mugwort-rich Recorded at two sites in B&BC - Sandwell habitats, especially post-industrial Valley (at several locations) and Great Bridge land. Basins. Most recent record: 1997 Species Name Conservation Status Habitat B&BC Records
Xylota abiens NS Associated with wet woodland. Recorded at only one site in B&BC - Sutton Park, Birmingham. Most recent record: pre 1910. Species may now be extinct in B&BC.
Xylota tarda NS Associated with mature Aspen trees Recorded at two sites in B&BC - Park Farm growing in ancient woodland. Wood, Sandwell Valley and Wrens Nest NNR. Most recent record: 2014
NS = Nationally Scarce - a native species recorded from between 16-100 hectads (10km squares) of the OS national grid in Great Britain. NT = Near threatened in Great Britain The Species Accounts
Scientific Name ◀ UK Status - frequency BM Common Name SF ◀ B&BC Rarity ◀ Conservation status P
Tetrad map: ○ before 1980 ● 1980 - 2000 ● 2000 - 2019 Habitat information P
BM Ball, S and Morris, R (2015) Britain's Hoverflies: A field guide. Princeton University Press SF Falk, S (2020) Steven Falk's Flickr Site [WWW] https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/ P Webb, J., Heaver, D., Lott, D., Dean, H.J., van Breda, J., Curson, J., Harvey, M.C., Gurney, M., Roy, D.B., van Breda, A., Drake, M., Alexander, K.N.A. and Foster, G. (2018). Pantheon - database version 3.7.6
Notes Past records of a presence of a species do not guarantee continued occurrence. Absence of records does not imply absence of a species, only that no records are held. Though we have made efforts to verify as many records as we can, there may still be some which are incorrect. If you spot any records that you think may be an error, please don't hesitate in contacting EcoRecord to let us know.
Apologies if you have submitted a record to us that is not yet included in the atlas. There is always a slight lag in us receiving a record and being able to incorporate it in our database. We will make every effort to make sure your record is included in our next atlas update.
The Hoverfly Recording Scheme will hold a more complete hoverfly dataset than we do. There is lots of information, including species distribution maps on their website: http://www.hoverfly.org.uk/portal.php
This publication is designed to provide a summary on the status of each hoverfly species recorded in Birmingham and the Black Country. It is not a field guide. A really good guide that we would recommend to anyone interested in hoverflies is Britain's Hoverflies - a field Guide (2015) by Stuart Ball and Roger Morris (part of the excellent Birmingham and the Black Country Species Rarity Index This listing is based on the Revised Checklist of Staffordshire Flowering Plants and Ferns by I.J. Hopkins (1985). With the area of the Black Country and Birmingham being just under a quarter of that of Staffordshire (at 747 1km squares), the Hopkins’ figures of number of tetrads have been slightly adjusted and related to the number of 1km squares. The list has been extended to include other taxa. Because there is considerably less recording in many other groups, the same proportions have been used, but based on tetrads or 5km squares.
Percentage No of 1km No of 5km Abbrev. Description No. of Tetrads coverage squares squares Total Sq’s in Region 100% 747 202 40 A Abundant >95% over 682 over 190 over 38
VC Very Common 70%-95% 501 — 682 141 — 190 28 — 38
C Common 30%-70% 215 — 500 61 — 140 12 — 27 F Frequent 12%-30% 86 — 214 24 — 60 5 — 11 U Uncommon 4.3%-12% 31 — 85 9 — 23 2 — 4 1 sq. & 3 or R Rare 1.0%-4.3% 7 — 30 2 — 8 more records 1 sq. & less VR Very Rare <1.0% 1 — 6 1 than 3 recs. The following statuses are applicable to all taxa NRR No Recent Records - only historic records exist Apparently 0 records in ABS Absent database
These values are to be used when describing the rarity of any species. However, the insufficient coverage of MANY groups can reduce the validity of the results. To address this problem, the system to be used is based on the average number of records per species (only including species recorded in Birmingham and the Black Country):
• Use 1km squares for taxa with greater than 100 records per species e.g. plants and birds
• Use Tetrads for taxa with between 30 and 99 records per species e.g. mammals and Odonata
• Use 5km squares for taxa between 3 and 30 records per species e.g. many invertebrate taxa
The system is unreliable for taxa with less than 3 records per species and should not be applied under these circumstances. Atlas Recording Area
The recording area covered by this atlas covers the city of Birmingham and the Black Country which comprises of the city of Wolverhampton and the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall. This is also the area covered by the Local Environmental Record Centre - EcoRecord.
The recording area includes portions of three Watsonian Vice-counties: V37 Worcestershire, V38 Warwickshire. and V39 Staffordshire. Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Anasimyia contracta UK Frequent Anasimyia lineata UK Frequent Wasted Duckfly B&BC Frequent Snouted Duckfly B&BC Frequent Records: 23 CS None Records: 24 CS None Tetrads: 11 Tetrads: 8 5km squares: 6 5km squares: 5 First record: 1984 First record: 1981 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: marshland; peatland peatland
Anasimyia transfuga UK Frequent Baccha elongata UK Widespread Golfclub Duckfly B&BC Uncommon Gossamer Hoverfly B&BC Common Records: 14 CS None Records: 120 CS None
Tetrads: 4 Tetrads: 28
5km squares: 3 5km squares: 16 First record: 1981 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland shaded woodland floor
Brachyopa pilosa UK Local Brachyopa scutellaris UK Frequent Dark-shouldered Brachyopa B&BC Uncommon Pale-shouldered Brachyopa B&BC Uncommon Records: 7 CS NS Records: 18 CS None Tetrads: 2 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 4 First record: 2001 First record: 1979 Last record: 2015 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: decaying wood decaying wood
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Brachypalpoides lentus UK Frequent Brachypalpus laphriformis UK Local Crimson-belted Hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Forest Hoverfly B&BC No Recent Records Records: 3 CS None Records: 1 CS None Tetrads: 2 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 1 First record: 1977 First record: pre1910 Last record: 2018 Last record: pre1910 Habitat: Habitat: decaying wood decaying wood
Callicera aurata UK Local Chalcosyrphus nemorum UK Frequent Green Callicera B&BC Uncommon Small Forest Hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 5 CS NS Records: 40 CS None Tetrads: 4 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 4 5km squares: 3 First record: 1988 First record: 1977 Last record: 2017 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: decaying wood decaying wood
Cheilosia albipila UK Frequent Cheilosia albitarsis UK Widespread Large Marsh Thistle Cheilosia B&BC Uncommon Late Buttercup Cheilosia B&BC Frequent Records: 6 CS None Records: 40 CS None Tetrads: 3 Tetrads: 19 5km squares: 3 5km squares: 11 First record: 1988 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
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Cheilosia barbata UK Scarce Cheilosia bergenstammi UK Widespread Parsnip Cheilosia B&BC Frequent Ragwort Cheilosia B&BC Frequent Records: 6 CS NS Records: 7 CS None Tetrads: 5 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 5 5km squares: 5 First record: pre1910 First record: 1985 Last record: 2007 Last record: 2008 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub short sward & bare ground; tall sward & scrub
Cheilosia caerulescens UK Rare Cheilosia fraterna UK Widespread Houseleek Cheilosia B&BC Very Rare Orange-shinned Cheilosia B&BC Rare Records: 2 CS None Records: 4 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 2 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 1 First record: 2019 First record: 1988 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: gardens peatland
Cheilosia grossa UK Frequent Cheilosia illustrata UK Widespread Large Spring Cheilosia B&BC Uncommon Bumblebee Cheilosia B&BC Common Records: 4 CS None Records: 44 CS None Tetrads: 3 Tetrads: 21 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 16 First record: pre1910 First record: 1972 Last record: 1983 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
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Cheilosia impressa UK Widespread Cheilosia latifrons UK Frequent Small Burdock Cheilosia B&BC Uncommon Hawkbit Cheilosia B&BC Uncommon Records: 27 CS None Records: 5 CS None Tetrads: 7 Tetrads: 3 5km squares: 3 5km squares: 3 First record: 1976 First record: 1979 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2009 Habitat: Habitat: shaded woodland floor tall sward & scrub
Cheilosia longula UK Frequent Cheilosia pagana UK Widespread Northern Truffle Cheilosia B&BC Very Rare Parsley Cheilosia B&BC Frequent Records: 2 CS None Records: 80 CS None Tetrads: 2 Tetrads: 20 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 10 First record: 1996 First record: 1976 Last record: 2018 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: shaded woodland floor shaded woodland floor
Cheilosia proxima UK Widespread Cheilosia ranunculi UK Frequent Common Thistle-cheilosia B&BC Frequent Early Buttercup Cheilosia B&BC Very Rare Records: 14 CS None Records: 1 CS None Tetrads: 6 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 5 5km squares: 1 First record: 1978 First record: 2015 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2015 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
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Cheilosia scutellata UK Frequent Cheilosia soror UK Frequent Dark-horned Truffle Cheilosia B&BC Frequent Red-horned Truffle Cheilosia B&BC No Recent Records Records: 25 CS None Records: 1 CS None Tetrads: 9 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 6 5km squares: 1 First record: 1976 First record: pre1910 Last record: 2019 Last record: pre1910 Habitat: Habitat: shaded woodland floor tall sward & scrub; upland
Cheilosia variabilis UK Widespread Cheilosia velutina UK Local Figwort Cheilosia B&BC Uncommon Chinless Thistle-cheilosia B&BC Rare Records: 9 CS None Records: 6 CS NS Tetrads: 4 Tetrads: 2 5km squares: 4 5km squares: 1 First record: 1976 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Last record: 1992 Habitat: Habitat: shaded woodland floor tall sward & scrub
Cheilosia vernalis UK Widespread Chrysogaster cemiteriorum UK Frequent Yarrow Cheilosia B&BC Uncommon Grey-sided Chrysogaster B&BC Frequent Records: 14 CS None Records: 16 CS None Tetrads: 6 Tetrads: 9 5km squares: 3 5km squares: 7 First record: 1978 First record: 1977 Last record: 2014 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: short sward & bare ground marshland; peatland; running water
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Chrysogaster solstitialis UK Widespread Chrysogaster virescens UK Frequent Dark-winged Chrysogaster B&BC Frequent Red-horned Chrysogaster B&BC Frequent Records: 27 CS None Records: 12 CS None Tetrads: 15 Tetrads: 7 5km squares: 9 5km squares: 6 First record: 1976 First record: 1988 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland; running water; peatland; running water; shaded woodland floor; shaded woodland floor; wet woodland wet woodland
Chrysotoxum arcuatum UK Frequent Chrysotoxum bicinctum UK Widespread Northern Wasp-hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Two-banded Wasp-hoverfly B&BC Common Records: 4 CS None Records: 44 CS None
Tetrads: 2 Tetrads: 22
5km squares: 3 35km squares:15 First record: 1987 First record: 1972 Last record: 1999 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub; upland tall sward & scrub
Chrysotoxum festivum UK Frequent Chrysotoxum verralli UK Frequent Hook-banded Wasp-hoverfly B&BC Common Verral's Wasp-hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 69 CS None Records: 15 CS None Tetrads: 20 Tetrads: 14 5km squares: 12 5km squares: 9 First record: 1974 First record: 1997 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: short sward & bare ground; tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
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Criorhina asilica UK Frequent Criorhina berberina UK Widespread Pale-banded Bear-hoverfly B&BC Very Rare Dimorphic Bear-hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 2 CS None Records: 16 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 6 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 4 First record: 2018 First record: pre1910 Last record: 2018 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: decaying wood decaying wood
Criorhina floccosa UK Frequent Criorhina ranunculi UK Frequent Buff-tailed Bear-hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Large Bear-hoverfly B&BC Very Rare Records: 23 CS None Records: 1 CS None Tetrads: 3 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 1 First record: 1976 First record: 2002 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2002 Habitat: Habitat: decaying wood decaying wood
Dasysyrphus albostriatus UK Widespread Dasysyrphus tricinctus UK Widespread Stripe-backed Dasysyrphus B&BC Common Yellow-girdled Dasysyphus B&BC Frequent Records: 65 CS None Records: 45 CS None Tetrads: 26 Tetrads: 13 5km squares: 15 5km squares: 9 First record: 1976 First record: 1977 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal arboreal
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Dasysyrphus venustus UK Widespread Didea alneti UK Rare Broad-barred Dasysyphus B&BC Frequent Large Didea B&BC No Recent Records Records: 39 CS None Records: 1 CS None Tetrads: 14 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 10 5km squares: 1 First record: 1973 First record: pre1910 Last record: 2019 Last record: pre1910 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal arboreal
Didea fasciata UK Frequent Didea intermedia UK Local Pale-knobbed Didea B&BC Frequent Dark-knobbed Didea B&BC No Recent Records Records: 15 CS None Records: 1 CS NS Tetrads: 9 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 6 5km squares: 1 First record: 1986 First record: pre1910 Last record: 2019 Last record: pre1910 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal arboreal
Epistrophe eligans UK Widespread Spring Epistrophe B&BC Common Records: 116 CS None Tetrads: 31 5km squares: 18 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Habitat: arboreal
Epistrophe eligans
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Epistrophe grossulariae UK Widespread Epistrophe nitidicollis UK Frequent Broad-banded Epistrophe B&BC Common Dark-backed Epistrophe B&BC Uncommon Records: 80 CS None Records: 13 CS None Tetrads: 27 Tetrads: 4 5km squares: 13 5km squares: 4 First record: 1976 First record: 1977 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal arboreal
Episyrphus balteatus UK Widespread Eriozona syrphoides UK Local Marmalade Hoverfly B&BC Very Common Bear Syrph B&BC Very Rare Records: 654 CS None Records: 1 CS None Tetrads: 83 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 34 5km squares: 1 First record: 1976 First record: 2017 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2017 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub arboreal
Eristalinus sepulchralis UK Widespread Eristalis abusivus UK Frequent Small Spotty-eyed Dronefly B&BC Frequent Levels Dronefly B&BC Uncommon Records: 37 CS None Records: 4 CS None Tetrads: 16 Tetrads: 2 5km squares: 8 5km squares: 2 First record: 1976 First record: 1984 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2000 Habitat: Habitat: peatland peatland
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Eristalis arbustorum UK Widespread Eristalis horticola UK Widespread Plain-faced Dronefly Dronefly B&BC Common Stripe-winged Dronefly B&BC Frequent Records: 70 CS None Records: 47 CS None Tetrads: 32 Tetrads: 17 5km squares: 17 5km squares: 10 First record: 1977 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland peatland
Eristalis intricarius UK Widespread Eristalis nemorum UK Widespread Furry Dronefly B&BC Common Stripe-faced Dronefly B&BC Frequent Records: 78 CS None Records: 34 CS None Tetrads: 28 Tetrads: 15 5km squares: 17 5km squares: 9 First record: 1972 First record: 1977 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland peatland
Eristalis pertinax UK Widespread Eristalis tenax UK Widespread Tapered Dronefly B&BC Common Common Dronefly B&BC Very Common Records: 258 CS None Records: 326 CS None Tetrads: 56 Tetrads: 65 5km squares: 27 5km squares: 28 First record: 1970 First record: 1970 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland peatland
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Eumerus funeralis UK Frequent Eumerus strigatus UK Frequent Garden Eumerus B&BC Frequent Rural Eumerus B&BC Uncommon Records: 17 CS None Records: 7 CS None Tetrads: 13 Tetrads: 4 5km squares: 8 5km squares: 2 First record: 1981 First record: 1976 Last record: 2018 Last record: 1989 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
Eupeodes bucculatus UK Local Eupeodes corollae UK Widespread Thistle Field Syrph B&BC Uncommon Migrant Field Syrph B&BC Common Records: 3 CS None Records: 84 CS None
Tetrads: 2 Tetrads: 29
5km squares: 2 65km squares:17 First record: 1976 First record: 1976 Last record: 1990 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
Eupeodes latifasciatus UK Widespread Eupeodes lundbecki UK Rare Meadow Field Syrph B&BC Common Glass-winged Field Syrph B&BC Very Rare Records: 36 CS None Records: 1 CS None Tetrads: 21 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 14 5km squares: 1 First record: 1979 First record: 1997 Last record: 2019 Last record: 1997 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
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Eupeodes luniger UK Widespread Eupeodes nielseni UK Local Common-spotted Field Syrph B&BC Common Pine Field Syrph B&BC Very Rare Records: 217 CS None Records: 1 CS NS Tetrads: 37 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 16 5km squares: 1 First record: 1976 First record: 1990 Last record: 2019 Last record: 1990 Habitat: Habitat: short sward & bare ground; arboreal tall sward & scrub
Eupeodes nitens UK Local Ferdinandea cuprea UK Widespread Wavy-banded Field Syrph B&BC Uncommon Bronze Sap Hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 2 CS NS Records: 20 CS None Tetrads: 2 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 3 First record: pre1910 First record: pre1910 Last record: 1990 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: shaded woodland floor decaying wood
Ferdinandea ruficornis UK Local Helophilus hybridus UK Widespread Dark Sap Hoverfly B&BC Very Rare Marsh Tiger Hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 1 CS NS Records: 32 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 18 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 10 First record: 1984 First record: 1976 Last record: 1984 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: decaying wood peatland
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Helophilus pendulus UK Widespread Helophilus trivittatus UK Widespread Tiger Hoverfly B&BC Common Large Tiger Hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 269 CS None Records: 13 CS None Tetrads: 58 Tetrads: 8 5km squares: 23 5km squares: 6 First record: 1971 First record: 1988 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland marshland; peatland; running water
Heringia heringi UK Frequent Heringia pubescens UK Local Elm-gall Heringia B&BC Rare Dark Heringia B&BC Very Rare Records: 7 CS None Records: 1 CS NS Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 1 First record: 1977 First record: 2015 Last record: 1991 Last record: 2015 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal arboreal
Heringia vitripennis UK Frequent Lejogaster metallina UK Widespread Light Heringia B&BC Uncommon Green Marsh Hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 5 CS None Records: 38 CS None Tetrads: 3 Tetrads: 14 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 8 First record: 1979 First record: 1977 Last record: 2003 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal peatland; running water; shaded woodland floor; wet woodland
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Lejogaster tarsata UK Local Leucozona glaucia UK Widespread Splendid Marsh Hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Pale-saddled Leucozona B&BC Frequent Records: 8 CS None Records: 25 CS None Tetrads: 5 Tetrads: 7 5km squares: 4 5km squares: 6 First record: pre1910 First record: 1980 Last record: 2012 Last record: 2017 Habitat: Habitat: peatland shaded woodland floor
Leucozona laternaria UK Widespread Leucozona lucorum UK Widespread Dark-saddled Leucozona B&BC Uncommon Blotch-winged Hoverfly B&BC Common Records: 23 CS None Records: 60 CS None Tetrads: 5 Tetrads: 29 5km squares: 3 5km squares: 21 First record: 1979 First record: 1972 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: shaded woodland floor shaded woodland floor
Mallota cimbiciformis UK Local Melangyna arctica UK Frequent Rot-hole Dronefly B&BC Very Rare Alder Melangyna B&BC No Recent Records Records: 1 CS NS Records: 1 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 1 First record: 1978 First record: pre1910 Last record: 1978 Last record: pre1910 Habitat: Habitat: decaying wood arboreal
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Melangyna barbifrons UK Scarce Melangyna cincta UK Frequent April Melangyna B&BC Uncommon Beech Melangyna B&BC Frequent Records: 2 CS NS;NT Records: 22 CS None Tetrads: 2 Tetrads: 7 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 5 First record: pre1910 First record: 1976 Last record: 1990 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal arboreal
Melangyna compositarum UK Frequent Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum UK Frequent Matt-backed Melangyna B&BC Very Rare Matt-backed Melangyna B&BC Uncommon Records: 1 CS None Records: 11 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 4 First record: 1997 First record: 1976 Last record: 1997 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal arboreal
Melangyna labiatarum UK Frequent Melangyna lasiophthalma UK Widespread Matt-backed Melangyna B&BC Very Rare Hairy Melangyna B&BC Uncommon Records: 2 CS None Records: 13 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 4 First record: 2008 First record: 1982 Last record: 2008 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal arboreal
37 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Melangyna quadrimaculata UK Local Melangyna umbellatarum UK Frequent Hazel Melangyna B&BC Very Rare Shiny-backed Melangyna B&BC Uncommon Records: 1 CS None Records: 11 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 4 First record: 1988 First record: 1979 Last record: 1988 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal shaded woodland floor
Melanogaster aerosa UK Frequent Melanogaster hirtella UK Widespread Dark Melanogaster B&BC Rare Common Marsh Hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 5 CS None Records: 54 CS None
Tetrads: 2 Tetrads: 14
5km squares: 1 95km squares:8 First record: 1987 First record: 1977 Last record: 2018 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland marshland; peatland
Melanostoma mellinum UK Widespread Melanostoma scalare UK Widespread Short Melanostoma B&BC Common Slender Melanostoma B&BC Common Records: 139 CS None Records: 371 CS None Tetrads: 36 Tetrads: 54 5km squares: 17 5km squares: 22 First record: 1978 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
43 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Meliscaeva auricollis UK Widespread Meliscaeva cinctella UK Widespread Spotted Meliscaeva B&BC Common Banded Meliscaeva B&BC Uncommon Records: 159 CS None Records: 12 CS None Tetrads: 22 Tetrads: 4 5km squares: 16 5km squares: 3 First record: 1976 First record: 1978 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: shaded woodland floor arboreal
Meligramma guttatum UK Local Meligramma trianguliferum UK Frequent Summer Meligramma B&BC Uncommon Triangle-spotted Meligramma B&BC Uncommon Records: 10 CS NS Records: 10 CS None Tetrads: 3 Tetrads: 6 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 4 First record: pre1910 First record: 1981 Last record: 1984 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal arboreal
Merodon equestris UK Widespread Myathropa florea UK Widespread Large Narcissus Fly B&BC Common Batman Hoverfly B&BC Common Records: 103 CS None Records: 277 CS None Tetrads: 34 Tetrads: 57 5km squares: 19 5km squares: 27 First record: 1970 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub decaying wood
44 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Neoascia geniculata UK Frequent Neoascia interrupta UK Local Short-horned Neoascia B&BC Uncommon Bulrush Neoascia B&BC Rare Records: 12 CS None Records: 3 CS NS Tetrads: 2 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 1 First record: 1997 First record: 2008 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2008 Habitat: Habitat: peatland peatland
Neoascia meticulosa UK Frequent Neoascia obliqua UK Frequent Yellow-kneed Neoascia B&BC Frequent Butterbur Neoascia B&BC Uncommon Records: 44 CS None Records: 2 CS None Tetrads: 12 Tetrads: 2 5km squares: 7 5km squares: 2 First record: 1978 First record: 1997 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2002 Habitat: Habitat: peatland peatland
Neoascia podagrica UK Widespread Neoascia tenur UK Widespread Smudge-veined Neoascia B&BC Frequent Common Swamp Neoascia B&BC Frequent Records: 91 CS None Records: 66 CS None Tetrads: 19 Tetrads: 16 5km squares: 11 5km squares: 10 First record: 1976 First record: 1977 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: wetland peatland
45 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Orthonevra brevicornis UK Frequent Orthonevra geniculata UK Local Short-horned Orthonevra B&BC Uncommon Pale-kneed Orthonevra B&BC Uncommon Records: 8 CS None Records: 13 CS None Tetrads: 5 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 4 5km squares: 3 First record: 1980 First record: 1988 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland; running water; peatland; running water shaded woodland floor; wet woodland
Orthonevra nobilis UK Frequent Paragus haemorrhous UK Widespread Long-horned Orthonevra B&BC Frequent Common Paragus B&BC Frequent Records: 11 CS None Records: 20 CS None Tetrads: 6 Tetrads: 8 5km squares: 5 5km squares: 8 First record: 1982 First record: 1991 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland; running water short sward & bare ground
Parasyrphus lineola UK Frequent Parasyrphus punctulatus UK Widespread Spruce Parasyrphus B&BC No Recent Records Six-spotted Parasyrphus B&BC Frequent Records: 1 CS None Records: 27 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 9 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 6 First record: pre1910 First record: 1981 Last record: pre1910 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal arboreal
46 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Parasyrphus vittiger UK Frequent Parhelophilus frutetorum UK Frequent Pine Parasyrphus B&BC Uncommon Southern Mini-tiger Hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 3 CS None Records: 16 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 10 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 6 First record: 1987 First record: 1977 Last record: 1988 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal peatland
Parhelophilus versicolor UK Frequent Pipiza austriaca UK Frequent Northern Mini-tiger Hoverfly B&BC Frequent Big-thighed Pipiza B&BC Uncommon Records: 17 CS None Records: 8 CS None Tetrads: 8 Tetrads: 3 5km squares: 5 5km squares: 3 First record: pre1910 First record: 1976 Last record: 2018 Last record: 2006 Habitat: Habitat: peatland shaded woodland floor
Pipiza fasciata UK Local Pipiza lugubris UK Local Common Pipiza B&BC Uncommon Smudge-winged Pipiza B&BC No Recent Records Records: 3 CS None Records: 1 CS NS Tetrads: 3 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 3 5km squares: 1 First record: 1977 First record: pre1910 Last record: 2008 Last record: pre1910 Habitat: Habitat: shaded woodland floor shaded woodland floor
47 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Pipiza luteitarsis UK Frequent Pipiza noctiluca UK Widespread Pale-footed Pipiza B&BC Uncommon Common Pipiza B&BC Uncommon Records: 5 CS None Records: 5 CS None Tetrads: 3 Tetrads: 4 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 3 First record: 1978 First record: 1994 Last record: 2008 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal shaded woodland floor
Pipiza notata UK Frequent Pipizella viduata UK Widespread Little Pipiza B&BC Very Rare a root-aphid hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 1 CS None Records: 37 CS None
Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 13
5km squares: 1 125km squares:9 First record: 2008 First record: 1979 Last record: 2008 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: shaded woodland floor tall sward & scrub
Pipizella virens UK Frequent Platycheirus albimanus UK Widespread a root-aphid hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Common Grey-spotted Platycheirus B&BC Common Records: 5 CS None Records: 290 CS None Tetrads: 5 Tetrads: 45 5km squares: 4 5km squares: 18 First record: 1979 First record: 1976 Last record: 2012 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
58 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Platycheirus ambiguus UK Frequent Platycheirus angustatus UK Widespread a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Very Rare a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Common Records: 2 CS None Records: 42 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 22 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 13 First record: 1984 First record: 1978 Last record: 1991 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal tall sward & scrub
Platycheirus clypeatus UK Widespread Platycheirus clypeatus agg. UK Widespread a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Frequent a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 75 CS None Records: 17 CS None Tetrads: 20 Tetrads: 9 5km squares: 11 5km squares: 6 First record: 1976 First record: 1978 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2002 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
Platycheirus fulviventris UK Frequent Platycheirus granditarsus UK Widespread a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Frequent a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 15 CS None Records: 39 CS None Tetrads: 9 Tetrads: 11 5km squares: 6 5km squares: 7 First record: 1977 First record: 1979 Last record: 2015 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: marshland; peatland marshland; peatland
59 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Platycheirus immarginatus UK Local Platycheirus manicatus UK Widespread a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Very Rare a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 1 CS NS Records: 13 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 5 First record: 1987 First record: 1976 Last record: 1987 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: brackish pools & ditches; saltmarsh tall sward & scrub
Platycheirus occultus UK Frequent Platycheirus peltatus UK Widespread a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Uncommon a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 25 CS None Records: 12 CS None Tetrads: 4 Tetrads: 7 5km squares: 2 5km squares: 5 First record: 1996 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland tall sward & scrub
Platycheirus peltatus agg. UK Local Platycheirus perpallidus UK Frequent a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Rare a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 5 CS None Records: 6 CS NS Tetrads: 4 Tetrads: 3 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 2 First record: 1977 First record: 1979 Last record: 2018 Last record: 2017 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub peatland
60 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Platycheirus rosarum UK Widespread Platycheirus scambus UK Frequent a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Frequent a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 38 CS None Records: 7 CS None Tetrads: 12 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 8 5km squares: 4 First record: 1978 First record: 1987 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2008 Habitat: Habitat: marshland; peatland; shaded woodland floor; wet woodland tall sward & scrub
Platycheirus scutatus UK Widespread Platycheirus sticticus UK Local a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Common a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Very Rare Records: 250 CS None Records: 1 CS NS Tetrads: 33 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 17 5km squares: 1 First record: 1976 First record: 1990 Last record: 2019 Last record: 1990 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
Platycheirus tarsalis UK Frequent Portevinia maculata UK Frequent a big-handed hoverfly B&BC Frequent Ramsons Hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 37 CS None Records: 16 CS None Tetrads: 17 Tetrads: 8 5km squares: 11 5km squares: 5 First record: 1990 First record: 1987 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2016 Habitat: Habitat: shaded woodland floor shaded woodland floor
61 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Rhingia campestris UK Widespread Rhingia rostrata UK Frequent Common Snout-hoverfly B&BC Frequent Grey-backed Snout-hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 39 CS None Records: 9 CS None Tetrads: 11 Tetrads: 6 5km squares: 8 5km squares: 5 First record: 1971 First record: 2014 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub shaded woodland floor
Riponnensia splendens UK Widespread Scaeva pyrastri UK Widespread Bronzy Marsh Hoverfly B&BC Frequent White-clubbed Hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 18 CS None Records: 42 CS None Tetrads: 12 Tetrads: 16 5km squares: 6 5km squares: 11 First record: 1976 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: peatland tall sward & scrub
Scaeva selenitica UK Frequent Sericomya superbiens UK Frequent Yellow-clubbed Hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Late Bear-hoverfly B&BC No Recent Records Records: 5 CS None Records: 1 CS None Tetrads: 4 Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 4 5km squares: 1 First record: pre1910 First record: pre1910 Last record: 2019 Last record: pre1910 Habitat: Habitat: arboreal peatland; running water
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Sericomyia lappona UK Frequent Sericomyia silentis UK Widespread White-barred Peat Hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Yellow-barred Peat Hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 5 CS None Records: 31 CS None Tetrads: 3 Tetrads: 12 5km squares: 3 5km squares: 8 First record: 1986 First record: 1987 Last record: 1997 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: boggy woodland peatland
Sphaerophoria batava UK Local Sphaerophoria fatarum UK Frequent a twist-tailed hoverfly B&BC Uncommon a twist-tailed hoverfly B&BC Rare Records: 4 CS None Records: 4 CS None
Tetrads: 3 Tetrads: 1
5km squares: 3 155km squares:1 First record: 1987 First record: 1997 Last record: 2000 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub heathland; moorland; mire; woodland rides
Sphaerophoria interrupta UK Widespread Sphaerophoria philanthus UK Frequent a twist-tailed hoverfly B&BC Frequent a twist-tailed hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 25 CS None Records: 21 CS None Tetrads: 13 Tetrads: 6 5km squares: 7 5km squares: 4 First record: 1982 First record: 1987 Last record: 2018 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub heathland; moorland; mire; woodland rides
38 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Sphaerophoria rueppellii UK Frequent Sphaerophoria scripta UK Widespread a twist-tailed hoverfly B&BC Frequent Long Hoverfly B&BC Common Records: 6 CS None Records: 149 CS None Tetrads: 5 Tetrads: 39 5km squares: 5 5km squares: 20 First record: 1976 First record: 1976 Last record: 2006 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: short sward & bare ground tall sward & scrub
Sphaerophoria taeniata UK Frequent Sphegina clunipes UK Widespread a twist-tailed hoverfly B&BC Very Rare a club-tailed hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 1 CS None Records: 15 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 5 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 2 First record: 2018 First record: 1977 Last record: 2018 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: grassland decaying wood
Sphegina elegans UK Frequent Sphegina verecunda UK Frequent a club-tailed hoverfly B&BC Uncommon a club-tailed hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 12 CS None Records: 8 CS None Tetrads: 7 Tetrads: 6 5km squares: 4 5km squares: 3 First record: 1977 First record: 1997 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2017 Habitat: Habitat: decaying wood decaying wood
39 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Syritta pipiens UK Widespread Syrphus ribesii UK Widespread Thick-legged Hoverfly B&BC Common Humming Syrphus B&BC Common Records: 225 CS None Records: 323 CS None Tetrads: 50 Tetrads: 60 5km squares: 21 5km squares: 23 First record: 1972 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub tall sward & scrub
Syrphus torvus UK Widespread Syrphus vitripennis UK Widespread Hairy-eyed Syrphus B&BC Common Glass-winged Syrphus B&BC Common Records: 95 CS None Records: 48 CS None Tetrads: 22 Tetrads: 23 5km squares: 13 5km squares: 12 First record: 1979 First record: 1976 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub arboreal
Trichopsomyia flavitarsis UK Frequent Triglyphus primus UK Local Marsh Gall-hoverfly B&BC Very Rare Mugwort Hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 2 CS None Records: 10 CS NS Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 3 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 2 First record: 1997 First record: 1972 Last record: 1997 Last record: 1997 Habitat: Habitat: peatland short sward & bare ground
40 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Tropidia scita UK Frequent Volucella bombylans UK Widespread Tooth-thighed Hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Bumblebee Hoverfly B&BC Common Records: 5 CS None Records: 48 CS None Tetrads: 4 Tetrads: 21 5km squares: 3 5km squares: 13 First record: 1996 First record: 1971 Last record: 2015 Last record: 2018 Habitat: Habitat: peatland tall sward & scrub
Volucella inanis UK Frequent Volucella pellucens UK Widespread Lesser Hornet Hoverfly B&BC Common Large Pied-hoverfly B&BC Common Records: 101 CS None Records: 118 CS None Tetrads: 33 Tetrads: 49 5km squares: 16 5km squares: 23 First record: 1998 First record: 1971 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: short sward & bare ground; shaded woodland floor tall sward & scrub
Volucella zonaria UK Frequent Xanthandrus comtus UK Frequent Hornet Hoverfly B&BC Common Caterpillar Hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 68 CS None Records: 3 CS None Tetrads: 36 Tetrads: 3 5km squares: 20 5km squares: 3 First record: 2004 First record: 1987 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2008 Habitat: Habitat: short sward & bare ground; arboreal tall sward & scrub
41 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum UK Scarce Xanthogramma pedissequum UK Widespread Barred Ant-hill Hoverfly B&BC Very Rare Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly B&BC Common Records: 1 CS None Records: 45 CS None Tetrads: 1 Tetrads: 20 5km squares: 1 5km squares: 16 First record: 2019 First record: 1993 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: tall sward & scrub grassland; woodland rides
Xylota abiens UK Local Alder Wood Hoverfly B&BC No Recent Records Records: 1 CS NS Tetrads: 1 5km squares: 1 First record: pre1910 Last record: pre1910 Habitat: decaying wood
Xylota sylvarum
Xylota segnis UK Widespread Xylota sylvarum UK Widespread Orange-belted Hoverfly B&BC Common Goldern-tailed Hoverfly B&BC Frequent Records: 89 CS None Records: 40 CS None Tetrads: 31 Tetrads: 12 5km squares: 18 5km squares: 7 First record: 1976 First record: pre1910 Last record: 2019 Last record: 2019 Habitat: Habitat: decaying wood decaying wood
42 Birmingham and Black Country Species Atlas: Hoverflies FAMILY: SYRPHIDAE
Xylota tarda UK Local Aspen Wood Hoverfly B&BC Uncommon Records: 3 CS NS Tetrads: 2 5km squares: 2 First record: 1981 Last record: 2014 Habitat: decaying wood
43 Contributors of Records We are very grateful to everyone who has submitted records. As full a list as possible of our recorders is given below. If we have missed anyone we can only offer our apologies.
P. Alcock, G. Andrews, B. Ashley, A. Atkins, S.A.H. Atkinson, R.J. Barnett, D. Beardsell, M. Bell, S. Benbow, J. Bevan, A. Bhambra, M. Bloxham, P. Boardman, S. Bodnar, J. Bowley, R.C. Bradley, A. Brookes, P. Burkinshaw, R. Busbridge, S. Callaghan, R. Cameron, N. Cane-Honeysett, B. Cartwright, V. Carty, S. Carvalho, P. Cat, E. Clarke, K. Clements, B. Copperthwaite, L. Crowley, N. Curnow, A. Davis, H. Davison, A. Dean, M.L. Denton, S. Derry, A. Dimmock, J. Dodgson, R. Donovan, T. Dray, S. Duke, J. Dwyer, H. Edwards, J. Evans, S. Falk, R. Flight, C. Flynn, K. Fowler, R. Fryer, I. Gillen, S. Ginley, C. Gleeson, A. Godfrey, R. Gorman, W. Gray, E.J. Green, G.H. Green, J. Green, S. Haden, J. Hale, S. Hares, P. Harper, P. Harris, T. Hartland Smith, S. Hayhow, D.G. Hemingway, S. Henshall, T. Hextell, J. Horton, M. Hughes, A. Humpage, C. Irwin, R. James, S. Jarvis, F. Jarvis-Rouse, S. Jelf, D. Jennings, A. Jervis, C. Jones, D. Jones, J. Jones, R. Jones, V. Jones, A. Jukes, M. Kearnes, H. King, P. Kirby, C. Kirby-Lambert, G. Knight, M. Kodaka, S. Lane, L. Large, K. Lees, L. Lees, I. Lycett, E. Madden, J. Maiden, C. Manning, E. Marshall, S. Maslem, S. May, K. McGee, E.F McKay, L. McKevitt, P. McShane, J.W. Meiklejohn, J. Moore, J. Moore, P. Moore, P. Morgan, D. Morley, J. Mortin, T. Moughtin, B. Normand, N. Norton, R.A Orton, N. Packham, M. Parker, C.R Parry, R. Patterson, D. Paxton, R. Payne, H. Pearce, H. Percival, B. Perry, A. Pervin, C. Pete, J. Pete, S.M. Phipps, G. Pinfield, E.M. Pisolkar, J. Pitcher, C.W. Plant, P. Playford, A. Potts, M. Poulton, S. Poyner, A. Preece, S. Prickett, S. Pritchard, R. Quarmby, T. Quinn, A. Rajabali, G. Reiss, Y. Rueda, J. Sadler, H. Sanger, E. Sargent, M. Sargent, A. Sestakovs, S. Shaylor, D. Sheppard, P.R. Shirley, A. Slater, G.C. Slawson, M. Smart, A.J. Smith, B. Smith, A. South, C. Spillings, P. Stephenson, G. Stokes, P. Taylor, W. Taylor, A. Thomas, B. Thomas, C. Thomas, J. Tomlinson, A. Touw, A. Turburfield, J. Turner, D Vallance, C. Wallace, J. Ward, D. Warren, D. West, B. Westwood, M. Wheeler, F. Whiston, W. Whitehouse, J. Wilding, A. Wilkes, C. Wilkinson, N. Williams, C. Wishart, D. Withers, J. Wollner, C. Wood, N. Wood, A.J. Wood, M. Wooldridge, E. Woolley, A. Wright, R.J. Wright, L. Yates, C. Young.