Months sighted in garden
Common drone fly
Eristalis tenax
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Diptera: syrphids
Erinstalid syrphid with a broad median black band running between the eyes at the front of the head. Abdomen and thorax with fine cream to yellow hairs. Wings with a small stigmata and large loop in vein R4+5. Rear tibia swollen, curved and covered in hairs.