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A stack of 200 images taken using a stackshot rail and put together with zerene stacker. magnification 5x
Same fly from yesterday (but the front end view today) View large to see that wonderful long tongue lapping up that pollen! ;0) HFDF Have a lovely day and weekend
Myathropa florea
This hoverfly was photographed on a buddleia flower in our garden. Syrphus vitripennis is a fairly widespread in Britain and frequents a wide range of habitats. It can be found from March to November peaking slightly in May, but is most abundant in July and August. It is also a noted migrant.
The larvae feed on aphids and are considered a useful garden species for this reason.
Flies in the Diptera 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.
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Today's back garden safari... hoverflies! Very tricky to photograph - they're tiny, they don't stay still for long, don't come close and it's hard to get a focus on them. Going to stick with birds from now on ...
Some color for a change. Maybe too much color? ...naaaaah.
It's a hoverfly, flower fly and syrphid fly at the same time. Depends who you ask, but it's an insect from the family of syrphidae. More closer I don't know but please tell me if You do!
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Hoverflies feeding on crocus. Focus stacked using zerene. Meliscaeva auricollis X2 plus Episyrphus balteatus
The Hoverfly is a harmless insect that mimics wasps and bees with its black and yellow stripes. It has one pair of wings, large dark eyes, and a short antenna. Hoverflies are excellent fliers, often seen hovering in place before darting quickly to another flower. They feed on nectar and pollen, making them important pollinators.
Hoverfly, family Syrphidae on the Queen Anne's Lace floral host. Initially, I considered this as a pollinating wasp. However, after online independent evaluation (iNaturalist.com) it was deemed order Diptera (flys). Further research suggests this is one of the hoverflies. They indeed do mimic wasps and bees.