Hoverfly Dasysyrphus albostriatus

Seen in the wildflower patch in my garden and a banker shot for my POtD because of the high winds,

Hoverfly portrait X2. Focus stacked using zerene

This little hoverfly was feeding on a salvia flower, with ants in the background.

Hoverfly

Hoverfly - Sphaerophoria scripta. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Meliscaeva sp. on camellia leaf. Focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/23861725795/ for a 3D version

A Hoverfly enjoy the lovely flower.

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp.

Hoverfly (Syrphidae) larva, possibly Meligramma triangulifera, on birch (Betula). Holme Fen National Nature Reserve, Holme, Cambridgeshire. Sunday 28th January 2018.

Side view of the same specimen as the previous image, showing its highly flattened body profile. The appendages at the left (rear) end are the breathing tubes, or posterior respiratory process (PRP). I don't know how other people feel about these larvae, but personally I find it difficult to warm towards any creature that breathes through its backside...

Taken at Wolseley Centre

Hoverfly Myathropa florea on bottlebrush leaf. Natural light

Hoverfly on Japanese anemone. Dasysyrphus albostriatus

Hoverfly resting on verbena flowers at Chorley Lancs.

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria

Hoverfly on hebe. Natural light

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Volucella inanis on sea holly. Natural light.

hoverfly Syrphidae; Latreille seen at warnham nature reserve near horsham west Sussex

www.friendsofwarnhamlnr.org.uk/

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria

Taken in my garden this morning

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus feeding on lace hydrangea sequence

Hoverfly. Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus). Shot in Portsmouth, VA on 23MAY18. GX8 w/P100-300mm + Raynox DCR-150 at 300mm, f/16, 1/250 sec, flash.

Hoverfly Volucella pelluscens in flight. Natural light

Taken in Douglas, Isle of Man.

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp. feeding on hebe. Natural light

This is a new species of hoverfly for our garden - the only shot I managed to get of it. So far I've photographed at least 10 different hoverfly species here.

It hasn't been identified yet on Bowerbird, but I think it could be a White-banded Slender Hover Fly - Betasyrphus serarius: www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_hoverflies/StoutSlenderH...

Hoverflies

Hoverfly Myathropa florea. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum . First I've seen this year. Focus stacked using zerene.

Hoverfly on lawn weed. Dasysyrphus albostriatus

Hoverfly on crocus

Taken with sigma macro lens 150mm f2.8

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus feeding on sugar.honey syrup. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly on ox-eye daisy. Eupeodes luniger I think.

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta on the long and winding road. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly feeding on camellia flower. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp.

Hoverfly feeding on sugar/honey drop. Syrphus sp.

Hoverfly on variegated ivy

Haggerston, Northumberland.

Hoverfly on top of the leaf. Dasysyrphus albostriatus. Natural light

Hoverfly - Helophilus pendulus - Highdown gdns Worthing. Natural light

Hoverfly Myathropa florea. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

They seem to nibble away all the time and they look to have a had a good summer as well.