Bumblebee Blacklet (Cheilosia illustrata)

            These hoverflies can be seen in forest roads, clearings, hedgerows and roadsides.
Cheilosia illustrata can reach a length of 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in). These hoverflies show a black face, a black scutellum, a band of black hair on the thorax and another on the third tergite. They have a dark area in the middle of the wings and long white hairs at the base of the forelegs and below the scutellum. The antennae are dark. The end of the abdomen is covered with reddish orange hair.
They usually feed on umbellifers flowers, particularly on common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) and Angelica species. They fly from June to September with a peak during July and August. In autumn the larvae bore galleries into stems of hogweeds and in the roots of parsnip (Pastinaca sativa).
   

Taken on: August 11, 2022

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Blacklets (Genus Cheilosia)

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/10.0, 1/200 sec, 100mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.4.1 (Windows)
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