In the garden, used some focus stacking here to get better detail.

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp in flight. Natural light

Hoverfly, Platycheirus scutatus, female. 16 May 2023. Ealing, London, England, UK.

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Hoverfly

I think the reflection is Richmond Castle

Hoverfly on bottlebrush flower. Melanostoma scalare I think.

Hoverfly on a camellia. Focus stacked using zerene

I found this beautiful little hover fly on ragwort on Brandon Hill, Bristol. I'd be very grateful if anyone can help on the ID

At Wharram Quarry Nature Reserve

Hoverfly

Hoverfly on hebe. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus

Hoverfly feeding on crocus flower. Using a canon 60mm EF-s macro lens with 65mm of ext tubes

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Henrico County, Virginia

Hoverfly larva on the underside of a blackberry leaf covered in aphids. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly

Hoverfly on Erigeron Seciosus (Pink Jewel).

My balcony garden

Episyrphus balteatus

Eristalis species of Drone fly I think. Quite like our common Eristalis tenax.

Hoverfly, Sai Kung, Hong Kong

Just a few more hoverfly photos. Likely a few more yet to come. :-) Fun watching the hidden life of nature.

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Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus in flight. focus stacked by hand from 2 shots

Hoverfly Scaeva sp. on hebe flowers. Natural light

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Scaeva pyrastri

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp.

Wet Gazania with a Hoverfly?

Is it a bee that looks like a fly, or a fly that looks like a bee?

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hoverfly on pond flower

Hoverflies ( known in America as Flower Flies ) belong to a large family of small to big flies. They are true flies with only one pair of wings ( Wasps and bees have two pairs)

This Hoverfly is gathering nectar from a Spanish Needle Flower in the vacant lot next door.

The little guy, is some kind of Non-Biting Midge.

Lake Wales, Florida.

Hoverfly

Hoverfly in the garden.

Hoverfly on lavender

Raynox DCR 250 handheld

Hoverfly Eupeodes sp. feeding on sugar/honey syrup. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Just a few more hoverfly photos. Likely a few more yet to come. :-) Fun watching the hidden life of nature.

Sorry again for so many photos, no need to comment, just saving to albums.

Hoverfly Rhingia campestris Highdown gardens. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly egg cluster. Helophilus pendulus. On the underside of a leaf overhanging a pool of water. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly on hebe. Eupeodes sp.

Hoverfly on hebe

Hoverfly macro

Hoverflies.

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly pollinating verbena flowers at Chorley Lancs.

Hoverfly unidentified