Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Description:
Orangey abdomen and striped thorax.
Habitat:
Weedy vegetation and flowers on a neglected roadside verge. Residential area. Urban.
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Spotted on Sep 14, 2019
Submitted on Sep 15, 2019
6 Comments
Thanks Chief; good to have you back on PN too
Good one, Sukanya.
Great catch Sukanya. Thanks.
Orangey, Marmaladey... you're making me hungry.
Thanks, Neil. The name marmalade suits it I think. The colour is Marmaladey.
Beautiful. Almost too beautiful to be a fly. Well spotted, Sukanya.