Rhingia campestris

[Rincewind]

one of the images for my panel for my Associate level in the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers

 

[Cobra]

Very nice Mark.

 

[Humphrey]

Excellent shot.

 

[Rincewind]

Very nice Mark.

Thanks Chris, appreciated

Excellent shot.

Thanks Humphrey, appreciated

 

[Dale.]

Cool, that is close, nice one.

 

[Rincewind]

Cool, that is close, nice one.

Thanks Dale, appreciated

 

[davholla]

Very nice - you should record this - it is meant to be declining.
Where are you? I hope Southern England as seeing it there would be wonderful.

 

[Rincewind]

Very nice - you should record this - it is meant to be declining.
Where are you? I hope Southern England as seeing it there would be wonderful.

Thanks David. Ah, well I used to record them via the UK Hoverfly facebook page, but I now live in S. France and they seem to be a bit 'frequent' around us ( at the moment ! )

 

[davholla]

Thanks David. Ah, well I used to record them via the UK Hoverfly facebook page, but I now live in S. France and they seem to be a bit 'frequent' around us ( at the moment ! )

Inaturalist records for everywhere in the world - so you can still put records there and if there is a French scheme it will be used. I thought that the theory was Rhiniga was going to be harmed by hotter summers - so how does do well in Southern France?

 

[Rincewind]

Inaturalist records for everywhere in the world - so you can still put records there and if there is a French scheme it will be used. I thought that the theory was Rhiniga was going to be harmed by hotter summers - so how does do well in Southern France?

not sure to be honest I was not aware it was threatened in decline in UK. There are national databases here to record them, INPN etc but also local department schemes. I often do record the orchids and butterflies as well as other insects.