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A common UK hoverfly, also known as the 'footballer hoverfly' because of its striped abdomen and the 'sun fly'.
It is widely distributed across Europe and can be found in a variety of habitats, but particularly damp, marshy areas.
This one was seen at RSPB Otmoor on 10 August.
Macro of a Hoverfly resting on a leaf. This species of Hoverfly is known as a Marmalade Hoverfly. Dorset garden. UK
Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum. First shots of the year. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus is a medium-sized hoverfly that somewhat resembles a wasp, with adults measuring 10 to 13 mm (0.4 to 0.5 in). The head is broad and the large brown compound eyes have hairy surfaces, more obvious in males than females. The eyes are nearly touching in males but are more widely separated in females. The face and short antennae are yellow. The thorax is black, the legs yellow and black, and the single pair of wings is translucent with dark veining. The abdomen is oblong and slightly flattened. It is fringed with short yellow hairs and striped in yellow and black, the first yellow stripe being divided by a central black bar.
Another hoverfly. Everywhere I go there seems to be a nice hoverfly to photograph! This one was taken at spurn point on a little trip to the coast last weekend. I only managed to get a couple of shots before it flew off but this one turned out to be good.
Marmalade Hoverfly feeding on the Marigolds, not been the best of year for insects, But I plant my garden to help them
... hovering above Nemesias in my garden.
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This hoverfly is probably a female Syrphus ribesii - the species doesn't have a common name. 8 June 2023. Ealing, London, England, UK.
Nectaring on flowers of lesser spearwort, Ranunculus flammula.
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Again i think these are some kind of hoverfly. First time i have seen them breeding. Hope this isn't too rude lol.
This amazing wasp-mimicking hoverfly was feeding on one of our Bacopa plants. It is obviously keen on it, as it spent ages flying around and then feeding on the many individual flowers.
The plant is a ground cover which I have in a broad shallow pot, and it attracts native bees and small butterflies as well.