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There are over 280 species of British hoverflies. I "believe" this is Syrphus ribesii/rectus. I’ve been unable to identify the plant.
Only ten minutes with the camera on another work filled weekend - high winds, terrible light...I felt very lucky to get this elegant little hoverfly!
And having finally looked up the name of the flower for the tags, it made me giggle. I'm such a child ;)
A hoverfly lands on a catchfly (silene) flower. The fly looks like a wasp but this is Batesian mimicry. They are harmless and don't bite or sting humans.
Not certain if I have seen this before. I don't recall the pattern. Approx 12mm Thanks Joan
In my garden Stafford UK 7th July 2022
Lovely to see this hoverfly in my garden yesterday - Epistrophe eligans I believe, but I am happy to be corrected!
Another Hoverfly 'First' seen in our garden - photographed here on cherry flowers. The Dasysyrphus venustus flies from April to September, peaking May and early June, and is most commonly seen in spring. It is widespread throughout most of Britain.
With the lack of cutting of grass verges due to the Corona Virus and 'social isolation', we are seeing a wider variety of insects as wild flowers that would normally be cut , ,are now able to flower in all their glory.
Just a fun shot of a hoverfly in flight taken a few weeks ago in the back garden. The 'sun' in the background was a large dandelion flower and I thought it might make an amusing shot.