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Not certain if I have seen this before. I don't recall the pattern. Approx 12mm Thanks Joan
In my garden Stafford UK 7th July 2022
Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus on my finger. It was happy to sit on my finger to warm up. Focus stacked using zerene
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.
Lovely to see this hoverfly in my garden yesterday - Epistrophe eligans I believe, but I am happy to be corrected!
Just a fun shot of a hoverfly in flight taken a few weeks ago in the back garden. The 'sun' in the background was a large dandelion flower and I thought it might make an amusing shot.
Seen on ivy flowers at Kew Gardens. This is probably Eristalis pertinax, a common and widely distributed species.
Scaeva pyrastri hoverfly, not sure about the flower - if somebody would let me know, I'd much appreciate it.
Taken in the garden at Styal Country Park ,Cheshire.These hoverflies are quite small ie about 10mm in length but tend to remain quite static allowing time to get a few shots in.
Taken with my canon 450d using a sigma 105mm macro lens