THE SUFFOLK BIOLOGICAL RECORDS CENTRE

Hoverflies

Many of this attractive group are quite easy to record (see Alan Hubbard’s piece on Volucella TSNS 40) and there is an excellent illustrated guide by Stubbs & Falk (2002). Although some 120 species have been recorded in the last 25 years, we have relatively few records of hoverflies on the SBRC database (see map for coverage post-1980) even a common species like E. balteatus has only got records from 29 tetrads (see map).

See Letters, Notes and Queries for further information, and photographs in centre pages.


All species of hoverfly



Episyrphus balteatus

RECORDS PLEASE

SPECIES NAME

    : Latin is preferred but English is quite acceptable, particularly for birds and mammals.

LOCATION

:     The name of the place where the record was made or a sketch map of the site.

GRID REFERENCE :

    A Grid Reference of at least 4 figures (e.g. TM/1445): 6 figure references are preferred (e.g. TM/143452). All Ordnance Survey maps have instruction on how to read a Grid Reference.

DATE:

    The day, month and year of the record.

NAME:

    Name (and address if a new contributor) of the person who made the record.

The Centre can provide:

    Help and advice about recording and identifying Suffolk's flora and fauna.

    Information for teachers on the way schools can get involved through project work.

    Advice on the relevant literature, local societies and experts.

    'Tick' cards for recording all the major groups of plants and animals.

 

    If you would like to get involved in surveys, or want to know more about the work of the Suffolk Biological Records Centre, please contact:

Suffolk Biological Records Centre,
c/o Ipswich Museum,
High Street Ipswich,
Suffolk IPI 3QH.
Tel: (044) 01473 433557

© 2005   Suffolk Naturalists' Society

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