Ladram Bay Devon

My first real early morning macro trip this year up on the hills overlooking where I live.

It was more difficult than I had hoped when looking for insects to photograph and eventually found this hoverfly which I am still trying to confirm the full id.

The curly strands on the dead plant are strands of wool from the sheep that are grazing the hill.

Best viewed very large.

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Hoverfly, I like them when they have these stripes and then the patterns.

Just a hoverfly on a flower!

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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

Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies

Hoverfly - Helophilus trivittatus feeding on my verbena bonariensis.

At least I think it is a hoverfly - perfectly formed anyway !

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

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

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

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Hoverfly Melanastoma sclarare (female) at Kentra Bay

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 Helophilus pendulus I am reliably informed on our runner beans.

A tiny creature

There in the flower garden

On a tiny leaf

Hoverfly feeding from a dandelion at Shapwick Heath, Somerset

Hoverfly

Hoverfly on Crocosmia (Lucifer) buds

In the garden today.

Lyme Regis Dorset

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!! :)

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

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.

Best viewed very large.

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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!

Irix 150mm Macro - hand held, manually focused

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.

In my garden on Fleabane

Hoverfly

chrysotoxum bicinctum FDF

Hoverfly on yellow flower www.bt-photography.co.uk/

enjoying the abundance of aphids on my pyracantha!

Shawbury - Shropshire

Hoverflies, also known as flower flies, are small to medium-sized flies known for their remarkable ability to hover in mid-air and move rapidly between flowers. They are frequently observed mimicking the appearance of bees or wasps as a natural protective strategy.

Sorry that I can't determine which group or species this one belongs to , but common I suspect in Europe. Taken in SW Germany.

Hand-held macros shot.