Description: Taken in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland. The mid tibia is entirely pale. This is a characteristic of E. abusivus. The other similar British species have a mid tibia strongly darkened at the tip. Vernacular names English: none yet Dansk: Lille dyndflue (Little Mudfly) Deutsch: Español: Français: Nederlands: kustbijvlieg (Coastal Beefly) Norsk (bokmål): kystdroneflue (Coastal Dronefly) Svenska: kustslamfluga (Coastal Mudfly). Date: 7 September 2009, 10:00. Source: Eristalis abusiva (female). Author: S. Rae from Scotland, UK. Camera location55° 54′ 51.54″ N, 2° 55′ 15.1″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 55.914317; -2.920861.
Description: Gilston, Scottish Borders. Not a great shot but clear enough to show the completely pale mid tibia which clinches this as E. abusiva. Vernacular names English: none yet Dansk: Lille dyndflue (Little Mudfly) Deutsch: Español: Français: Nederlands: kustbijvlieg (Coastal Beefly) Norsk (bokmål): kystdroneflue (Coastal Dronefly) Svenska: kustslamfluga (Coastal Mudfly). Date: 11 May 2011, 14:22. Source: Eristalis abusiva (female). Author: S. Rae from Scotland, UK. Camera location55° 48′ 10.12″ N, 2° 53′ 05.48″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 55.802812; -2.884855.