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20.03.2002 2:35, BO.: comment on Zhurchalka

The hanging willow or babbler (family Syrphidae; Helophilus pendula = Tubifera pendula) is a common inhabitant of meadows. It feeds on the nectar of flowers. Size 10-15 mm. Larvae develop in water. It is easy to distinguish from other babblers by the vertical yellow stripe on the head.Author: VO

20.03.2002 2:32, Александр Козлов: comment on Eristalis tenax

The family of Babblers is Syrphidae. An adult fly with a brownish breast and a yellow-black spotted belly is very similar to a bee. Noteworthy is the larva of the beekeeper, which is called "rat". The body of the larva is barrel-shaped, indistinctly segmented. The last three segments of the abdomen form a characteristic "tail" - a breathing tube. These segments are thin, and each subsequent one ...

Actebia praecox (Linnaeus, 1758)

Noctuidae

Spilomyia maxima Sack, 1910

Syrphidae

Cheilosia nuda Shiraki, 1930

Syrphidae

Amegilla quadrifasciata de Villers, 1789

Apidae

Cystidia couaggaria Guenee, [1858]

Geometridae