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Hoverfly (I think it is Eupeodes corolae). Bath, England

Hoverfly Baccha elongata. Not seen one of these in the garden for a few years

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Hoverfly in our garden, Pretoria

Yep, these two are still going at it.

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Wickman's Field, Tile Hill, Coventry CV

Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on flowers of a Heracleum mantegazzianum

May 27, 2019

 

The chive plant at my childhood home was in bloom. All the plants are so much ahead of ours up there.

 

We were there for the Memorial Weekend ceremonies and cookout.

 

Rockport, Massachusetts

Cape Ann - USA

 

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Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp. Focus stacked using zerene

Flew into the house, caught by the dog, spat out of dogs mouth onto the carpet, licked and pawed by the dog, saved by myself and placed outside! It cleaned itself up and flew off hopefully not too traumatised by its ordeal!

Hoverfly, Sai Kung, Hong Kong.

  

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A hoverfly checking out a daisy, shot at 1/6400s.

 

In a small moment of celebration, today my elk from Rocky Mountain National Park is part of the "Year Ago" feature on the Front Page. Find the original here!

 

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Hoverfly, Austalis pulchella, Order Diptera, family Syrphidae, taken at Tolderol, Lake Alexandrina, South Australia.

Hoverfly. Natural light. Scaeva selenitica I think

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 Syrphus sp. on miniature pine. Natural light

Hoverfly on camellia leaf- a pregnant female

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum on patrol. Natural light

hoverflies in the garden enjoying our last bit of sunshine I think...

  

Hoverfly in flight. Natural light

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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

Hoverfly. Natural light.

Hoverfly - Chrysotoxum festivum. reputedly widespread in Southern UK but I do not see it that often

Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax I believe 🤔 I’m sure one of the experts on here will correct me if I’m wrong 😂

Hoverflies, as their name, incredibly good at flying and hovering. The adults feed on nectar and pollen.

 

In Kilmacurragh 07 Sep 2018

I'm not sure about the ID so let me know if I've got this wrong.

 

I'm behind again after another busy week :( will try to catch up over the next day or two.

 

In the meantime HFDF and have a great weekend! :)

 

Thanks to Roger for confirming the ID.

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

Hoverfly Scaeva pyrastri in flight

A Hoverfly (no idea which kind) on a yellow flower near Neilston.

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.

I had to look twice at this shot. His head was bowed making it look kind of odd.

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

Not a common hoverfly in this area so good to find

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