bibblebug's Journal

Trips to Potteric Carr since I started iNatting:

These are the links I use for Identify searches, IDing resources, etc.

Identify Searches

Hoverflies - UK

Hoverflies - Europe

Other - UK

• UK observations stuck at Insecta or Pterygota
• UK observations stuck at Diptera
• UK Unknowns
• UK Cantharis observations

Annotations

• UK Hoverfly observations needing Sex annotation (excluding difficult groups and anything with fields "Copulating", "Multiple sexes present", and "Mate-Guarding (Eristalis nemorum)")
• UK Hoverfly observations needing Life Stage annotation

My IDs

• My Maverick IDs
• My IDs for other people, by species
• Google Sheets spreadsheet of my commonly-used explanation text for iNat IDs
• My ID stats via Jumear's Github tool

Hoverfly Links

• UK Hoverflies Project
  • UK Hoverflies Project Journal Index
  • Identifying Eristalis (Drone Flies) in the UK from photos
  • Identifying Syrphus (Common Flower Flies) in the UK from photos
  • Identifying Sphaerophoria (Globetails) in the UK from photos
  • Identifying Platycheirus and Pyrophaena in the UK from photos
• Syrphing Europe - Identifying European Eristalis
• Journal posts by Matthew Vosper:
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/111701-how-far-does-uk-hoverfly-knowledge-get-you-in-europe
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/57203-myathropa-of-the-world
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/57084-volucella-of-the-west-europe-africa-and-the-new-world
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/matthewvosper/121361-a-key-to-the-eupeodes-of-the-western-palearctic-and-afrotropical-regions-and-the-lapposyrphus-and-scaeva-of-the-world
• NatureSpot
  • Helophilus pendulus, including comparison of pendulus, trivittatus, and hybridus


• PESI Portal for checking range of European species

Miscellaneous

• Examples of Syrphus torvus observations where the eye hairs are visible:
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/362556529
• NatureSpot's guide to Soldier Beetle identification (PDF)