Scaeva pyrastri
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A large species which is characteristically marked and the eyes are covered in very fine hairs. Scaeva pyrastri is a migrant species to the UK, sometimes becoming established for a while before dying out. It's numbers fluctuate from year to year. S. pyrastri was noted regularly in 2006 at Eakring and Warsop Main Pit Top and then reached Nottinghamshire again more recently in 2009. 2010 proved to be another good year, with this hoverfly turning up at many visited sites and gardens.
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UK distribution of Scaeva pyrastri
 

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Updated September 2011

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