The Eupeodes luniger Hoverfly is a wasp mimic; the second and third pairs of comma-shaped, pale yellow markings above give the "luna" (crescent moon) name. It is sometimes called the Common Spotted Eupeodes to distinguish from the Migrant Eupeodes, E. corollae (below).

It is a common European hoverfly which flies long distances and is a migrant to the UK. Its spots (or stripes/lunules) stop before the edge of its abdomen, unlike E. corollae which continue to the edge.

Above photos are of the female. The male looks similar but with larger, joined eyes (unlike the male below of E. corollae below).

The Eupeodes corollae Hoverfly is sometimes called the Migrant Eupeodes to distinguish from the Common Spotted Eupeodes, E. luniger (further above). It is a migrant to the UK. The female (above left) looks similar to the Common Spotted but the lunules continue to the edge of the abdomen. The male (above centre and right) looks quite different. It is more similar to the Common Banded Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii, but the yellow bars are double-sided and look like moustaches.