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Hoverfly, Austalis pulchella, Order Diptera, family Syrphidae, taken at Tolderol, Lake Alexandrina, South Australia.
With over 6,000 species, Hoverflies are prolific and the adults spent their lives nectaring from flowers and plants. Hoverflies are harmless to most other animals, despite their mimicry of more dangerous wasps and bees, which wards off predators.
I found this Hoverfly on the top of a coreopsis flower bud last summer.
The quintessential yellow and black striped hoverflies, Syrphus species are a common site in any park or garden. There are three common and widespread species in the UK, ribesii, vitripennis and torvus, whilst a fourth species, rectus, has a poorly understood distribution having recently been added to the UK list. Syrphus species have long hairs on the dorsal surface of the squama (basal segment of wing) but this can be difficult to see, leading to confusion with other species which bear moustached bands, such as Eupeodes nitens and Parasyrphus species. All Syrphus species have at least the basal half of the hind tibia yellow.
Hoverfly
My Canon RF 100 Macro arrived yesterday ( rare as hens teeth ) so had a play around with garden bugs. Not ideal conditions , windy and midday sun, so the flower was moving all over the place !
EOS R5 _ RF 100mm f2.8 Macro, taken from about 10 inches ( 1.4 mag.) 1/200 f9 iso 320 , flash ETTL. Hand held Manual focus
Hoverflies, as their name, incredibly good at flying and hovering. The adults feed on nectar and pollen.
Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax I believe 🤔 I’m sure one of the experts on here will correct me if I’m wrong 😂
Flies in the family Syrphidae are commonly known as hoverflies, flower flies, or syrphid flies.
As their common names suggest, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) 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.
About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Hoverflies are harmless to most other animals despite their mimicry of the black and yellow stripes of wasps, which serves to ward off predators.
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Hoverfly in flight - Episyrphus balteatus in flight over a lace hydrangea bloom. Not sure why but the wings came out with rather good definition
Our local wood, Kent, UK
Members of this Hoverfly group are quite distinctive through the grey bars on the thorax, with its often brassy looking abdomen, and the distinctive dark marks on the wings. F. cuprea is described as being widespread, but rarely abundant.
While I was taking a photo of my early flowering Magnolia stellata bud I noticed a what I think is a hoverfly also enjoying a rest on the bud.
It seems to me the tree is flowering early this year as there were quite a few flowers open I got back from Queensland. HWW
I think this is a female Eupodes corollae but there are about 3 Eupodes hoverflies which look remarkably similar!
Anyway, whichever she is, HFDF and have a great weekend! :)
It's Sunday and I'll give you a macro I took in my garden. This is a Hoverfly that was kind enough to let me take its picture.
Canon EOS 7D, EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM, Sigma EM-140DG Ring flash, f/18, 1/250, ISO 100
A Hoverfly on an agapanthus flower in our Brisbane garden.
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Hoverflies, sometimes 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 (maggots) 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.Hoverflies, sometimes 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 (maggots) 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.
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.