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Finally we got some rain today and it caught a few insects out. This hoverfly (marmalade fly) was stranded for a little while but after quick wash and brush up took off into deeper vegetation. I think this is Episyrphus balteatus but any comments welcome.
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 don't know many hoverfly species and the id of this one eludes me. It was tiny - it's resting on a small blueberry leaf.
I absolutely adore hoverflies and have been photographing them for several years. It's rather late I think for me to still be seeing these but while some of the garden plants are still blooming it seems some of the smaller hoverflies are seeking out the pollen.
Hoverfly Macro. I have been advised it is not a Bee. Duly corrected!
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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.
I thought I might have missed these little hoverflies and had stopped looking when I came across a single hoverfly that had spent the night on the spent flowerhead of Fleabane. As with everything else it was covered in dew which made the eye detail a little more interesting.
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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.
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!
I think this is Eupeodes latifasciatus, but I am very happy to be corrected. It was seen flying and feeding in very dull weather on Woodham Fen in South Woodham Ferrers
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.
Caught sight of this in our garden, thought it was a Hornet,but its actually a mimic.There are a number of hoverflys that look like there namesakes but are harmless to us and this mimicry helps to protect them from predators.