Hoverfly and Oil Beetle

[andythilo]

Couple for the garden this afternoon. Did some ID'ing with my big book of bugs (I think they're correct..)

1. Female swollen thigh oil Beetle - Oedemera nobilis


DSC_2464 by AndyThilo, on Flickr

2. Female hoverfly - Eupeades luniger


DSC_2460 by AndyThilo, on Flickr

 

[ChrisA]

Very nice shots - and I can tell you are correct on the first. And the last is a hoverfly and will assume you got the latin bit right

 

[andythilo]

Cheers Chris . Apparently the oil beetle is quite rare? Well according to my book of bugs. Don't think the hoverfly is quite as rare though

 

[Graham]

2 very nice shots there and I can never get a good shot of the beetle myself, maybe they are too small
10 a penny here (South of France) those beetles

 

[andythilo]

Thanks Graham, the beetle was about 10mm in length so not small. Maybe they're just smaller in France

 

[GardenersHelper]

Nice shots, especially for me the second one.

I don't think Oedemera nobilis is rare. This Wikipedia article says that it is also known as the False Oil Beetle. You may be thinking of the Oil Beetle Meloe. (I am rubbish at identifying insects btw - I'm just going on what I've just looked up. )