Months sighted in garden
Hoverfly
Meliscaeva auricollis
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Diptera: syrphids
Small, narrow-bodied syrphid with bronze thorax and yellow/black banded abdomen; the yellow bands are straight-edged and do not meet dorsally and the slanting rear border of the yellow marks on tergite 2 are diagnostic.