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Scaeva pyrastri hoverfly, not sure about the flower - if somebody would let me know, I'd much appreciate it.
What's in a name?
The long hoverfly is a tiny insect no longer than 8 – 10 mm. They can complete a full life cycle in as little as sixteen days (egg to egg-laying adult), and a maximum of nine generations may occur in a single year.
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Another Hoverfly 'First' seen in our garden - photographed here on cherry flowers. The Dasysyrphus venustus flies from April to September, peaking May and early June, and is most commonly seen in spring. It is widespread throughout most of Britain.
With the lack of cutting of grass verges due to the Corona Virus and 'social isolation', we are seeing a wider variety of insects as wild flowers that would normally be cut , ,are now able to flower in all their glory.
On the way into the woods, saw this hoverfly on a dandelion and took a quick snap... turned out surprisingly good!
This little hoverfly happily hovered in one spot just long enough for me to focus and shoot!
No idea as to ID and there are many, many species of hoverfly so I'm not even going to begin to try!
Hoverflies (known in America as Flower Flies) belong to a large family of small to large flies. They are true flies or Diptera, with only one pair of wings in the Family Syrphidae.
FROM WIKIPEDIA:
Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies, bee mimics 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.
In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.
Aphids alone cause tens of millions of dollars of damage to crops worldwide every year; because of this, aphid-eating hoverflies are being recognized as important natural enemies of pests, and potential agents for use in biological control. Some adult syrphid flies are important pollinators.
About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hoverflies are harmless to most other animals, despite their mimicry of more dangerous wasps and bees, which wards off predators.
Classification of this Hoverfly provided by Rakhi apu
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Milesiinae
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Eristaliina
Genus: Eristalinus
Common name : Hoverfly
Gear : Nikon D90 | Nikkor 50mm 1.8 (reverse) | Nikon Speedlight SB-600
Exif : 1/1000 | f/8 (not in exif) | 100
Place & Date : Ramna, Dhaka | 12 Jan, 2011.
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FP Explored #01 (19 Jan, 2011)
Photographing a hoverfly in flight was one of my goals in the garden this summer. It's a work still in progress.
I nearly got this one.
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