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Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae eat a wide range of foods.

I do like the challenge of capturing hoverflies on my camera. So much easier when they land on something, like this poppy here.

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Haven't seen many hoverflies in my garden this summer.

Xanthogramma citrofasciatum, a female.

Hoverfly Macro. I have been advised it is not a Bee. Duly corrected!

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Hoverfly on a pink Achillea in my garden last weekend.

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Just a hoverfly on a flower!

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Whilst a common species of hoverfly, this is the first time I've seen this at the field. This one has spent the night on the spent seed head of one of the vetch species found here.

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Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies

This four-speckled hoverfly stands on the summit of a gaura plant in the garden - Happy Fly Day Friday!

Hoverfly seen at close quarters in the Abbey Fields, Halesowen West Midlands UK - 27-08-24

Hoverfly resting on mountain cornflower in Chorley Lancs.

Flag Iris

This hoverfly casts a shadow while hovering over this green leaf in the gardens.

Taken 5 August 2017 at Alaska Botanical Gardens, Anchorage, Alaska

In the garden today.

Lyme Regis Dorset

Another shot from my garden last weekend - a Hoverfly on one of my yellow Helenium flowers.

Hoverfly sunning on hawthorn flower at Chorley, Lancs.

A tiny creature

There in the flower garden

On a tiny leaf

Hoverfly feeding from a dandelion at Shapwick Heath, Somerset

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Hoverfly on Crocosmia (Lucifer) buds

Stack from 29 natural light exposures. Tripod with Novoflex Castel Q macro rail used.

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Hoverfly, I am not 100% sure of the id it was sunny this morning and I thought what a cool dude with the sun glasses :-) of course it's eyes. I am now fairly sure I have the right name but if anyone knows differently please say so, thankyou.

Best hoverfly eyes ever!! :)

Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve

This is one of the larger types of hoverfly. Syrphus...particular variety undetermined. It may be the one known at the Batman Hoverfly because of the 'mask' showing on its back.

From a previous summer

In my garden Stafford UK 13th June 2020

I have seen loads of these in the garden this year. The larvae scavenge the nests of Vespula germanicus (wasp).

The rear is how to tell it apart from V. bombylans which has a red tail.

A male hoverfly (I think anyway? I'm not used to them closing their wings like this at rest so I'm not sure!) in my garden in the PNW. A small focus stack. ID corrections always appreciated!