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Close up on the head showing the compound eyes and unique mouth piece. 3.5x magnification
8mm in size
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus is a medium-sized hoverfly that somewhat resembles a wasp, with adults measuring 10 to 13 mm (0.4 to 0.5 in). The head is broad and the large brown compound eyes have hairy surfaces, more obvious in males than females. The eyes are nearly touching in males but are more widely separated in females. The face and short antennae are yellow. The thorax is black, the legs yellow and black, and the single pair of wings is translucent with dark veining. The abdomen is oblong and slightly flattened. It is fringed with short yellow hairs and striped in yellow and black, the first yellow stripe being divided by a central black bar.
Hoverfly Eumerus funeralis on my finger. Focus stacked using zerene. The hover got fed up with me disturbing it and hopped on to my finger to warm up.
Leucozona lucorum - a cute little hoverfly. Gets the name 'Leucozona' from the white band in the middle.
Macro of a Hoverfly resting on a leaf. This species of Hoverfly is known as a Marmalade Hoverfly. Dorset garden. UK
Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum. First shots of the year. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene
A common UK hoverfly, also known as the 'footballer hoverfly' because of its striped abdomen and the 'sun fly'.
It is widely distributed across Europe and can be found in a variety of habitats, but particularly damp, marshy areas.
This one was seen at RSPB Otmoor on 10 August.
Another hoverfly. Everywhere I go there seems to be a nice hoverfly to photograph! This one was taken at spurn point on a little trip to the coast last weekend. I only managed to get a couple of shots before it flew off but this one turned out to be good.