Dasysyrphus tricinctus
A distinctive hoverfly, the nicely marked Dasysyrphus tricinctus favours woodlands and produces two broods a year. This one was photographed nectaring on Creeping thistle at Eakring Flash in July 2006.
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UK distribution of Dasysyrphus tricinctus
 

The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares.

Updated September 2011

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