Hoverfly Scaeva pyrastri on hebe. Natural light

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria on margeurite

A hoverfly browsing on a Delta Sunflower blossom at Ulistac Natural Area in Santa Clara, CA.

There are a lot of hoverflies in this area and searching bugguide.net leads me to believe that this could be a Syrphus or Eupeodes species.

Here are two links for comparisons on these hoverfly genera:

bugguide.net/node/view/1604713

bugguide.net/node/view/1502570

A Male and Female Hoverfly

Syrphus

Hoverfly on camellia leaf,. Episyrphus balteatus

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus on valerian

Hoverfly Dasysyrphus albostriatus

Hoverfly Syrphus sp. probably Syrphus ribesii

Hoverfly Myathropa florea on ox-eye daisy

Hoverflies out in force today at Snakeholme Pit.

Hoverfly Dronefly

Hoverfly disguising itself as a Hornet

Hoverfly on lawn weed. Dasysyrphus albostriatus

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Epistrophe eligans. Focus stacked using zerene

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

Hoverfly Platycheirus albimanus at Druridge Pools Nature Reserve in Northumberland.

Hoverfly collecting pollen.

New edit.

Hoverfly on hyacinth flower

Hoverfly Myathropa florea. First I've seen this year

In my central town small garden. I think I have identified it correctly, even though this is not a typical habitat, more common on wood edges and hawthorn

The hoverflies are very lazy today, letting me get up close without even moving away with any determination

Hoverflies

Hoverfly, Mae Ping National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Hoverfly - Helophilus pendulus - Highdown gdns Worthing. Natural light

Hoverfly Eupeodes sp. on hebe. Focus stacked using zerene

hoverfly

Hoverfly larva hunting aphids on an hibiscus seed pod. Focus stacked using zerene

approx 15mm length. Another new species for me.

Blithfield Reservoir 14th August 2012

Hoverfly on a sunflower

Hoverfly

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Archive Bees and Flies

Hoverfly

Hoverfly on the compost bin lid. Air temp 1.5'C. Focus stacked using zerene

From the Garden

Hoverfly on a park bench.

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

Hoverfly down in the grass. I think it is a Eupeodes sp.

Hoverfly feeding on ivy plant, Brockholes, Lancs.

Hoverfly on camelia leaf. Have a suspicion this is the exact same hoverfly I've shot on previous days. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly on my finger. A cold Syrphus torvus warming up on my finger. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly

Hoverfly. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Cheilosia Illustrata. Natural light. Found in woodland Tunbridge Wells

A hoverfly, probably Leucozona laternaria, on hogweed.

Hoverfly Volucella inanis on sea holly. Natural light.