Hoverfly Rhingia campestris - Highdown, feeding on buddleia. Natural light

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens on ox-eye daisy. Natural light

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We went to Hoverfly after a series of visits to model shops looking for remote/radio controlled cars - a long term research project for birthdays and Christmas a long time off. We were redirected and filtered here by friendly men in shops stuffed to the gunnels with eccentric toys from all over the world. The shop has been open just over six months, it's full of pretty wonderful things that and boys and dads will LOVE. Trevor's the owner, incredibly helpful, friendly and accommodating. A genuine star. Go there and BUY STUFF!

Hoverfly feeding on sugar/honey syrup on my finger

Hoverfly feeding on miniature hebe

Hoverfly Syrphus torvus on a miniature pine. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

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Hoverfly Dasysyrphus albostriatus on lawn weed

Hoverfly - Ocyptamus sp.

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus feeding on Japanese anemone

Hoverfly Syrphus torvus on a miniature pine. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly helophilus pendulus at rest

Hoverfly Cheilosia caerulescens ?

Hoverfly on a Gulltörel in the flower bed. Zoom out to see the flower in it's original color.

I found this hoverfly on the windowsill and he was happy to be transported outside on my finger even though it was still dirty from weeding! I think I have the id right but please correct me if you know otherwise.

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum. First of the year. Focus stacked using zerene stacker

hoverfly Pipizella sp. ?

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Hoverfly Volucella sp on hebe. Natural light

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly looking for a tasty landing place. Cropped version ...

Hoverfly on camelia leaf feeding on sugar/honey syrup

Hoverfly on sun chair

Hoverfly on a flower

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp. on potentilla. probably S.scripta

Hoverfly on hebe

The hoverfly Epistrophe eligans can be quite variable in the extent of the yellow striping on its abdomen, some specimens, particularly males, being nearly all black; however the overall pattern is usually similar.

It is an early Spring species, being seen from March to August, and peaking in May.

It is widespread throughout most of Britain though more scarce in the north.

It can be seen along hot, sunny woodland edges and hedgerows, and favours Blackthorn and Hawthorn.

Hoverfly on camelia leaf. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus

Hoverfly on camelia leaf feeding on sugar/honey syrup. probably Meliscaeva auricollis

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Hoverfly pupa on a wall- looks nearly ready to hatch

Hoverfly on a door frame. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly on a mint flower. He didn't stay still for long.

Hoverfly male Myathropa florea on me

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

A Hoverfly search plants for pollen and nectar along the road to the north beach access at Huntington Beach State Park.

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Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus on variagated rhododendron leaf

Hoverfly Eumerus sp.

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus on my finger

I just moved recently. The new place is by the main road. I underestimated the traffic of Shanghai, and now I am suffering from sleeplessness due to the sounds from the horns and brakes. (Drivers here use their horns and brakes mercilessly.)

Today, I tried the airconditioner of my place since it is a bloody 34 deg, and it was making as much noise as the traffic below. I wonder how I am going to survive the summer...

P.S: I have a series of shots of this little flying creature making love to my camera last sunday. Pls bear with me for a while till I finish posting its pics on flickr.

Hoverfly Eupeodes sp. on hebe

Hoverfly feeding on sugar/honey syrup on my finger

Hoverfly | Petaling jaya - Jul 24th at the back of our office.

This hoverfly has a wasp-like body. I'm not sure of it's proper name. We have quite a few different types of hoverflies in our garden.

This one was resting on the tip of a palm frond.