Description
Wing length 4.5 – 6.5mm. A small, metallic green species with reddish eyes.
Habitat
Marshes, fens and wet meadows.
Status and Distribution
Common and widespread throughout most of Britain. Common in Nottinghamshire and recorded twice at Netherfield Lagoons.
Best Time to See
May to October.
Gallery
Hoverfly - Lejogaster metallina - June 3rd 2018
Hoverfly - Lejogaster metallina - June 3rd 2018
Hoverfly - Lejogaster metallina - June 3rd 2018
Hoverfly - Lejogaster metallina - June 9th 2019
Hoverfly - Lejogaster metallina - June 9th 2019 All photography taken at the Netherfield Lagoons, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.