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Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus feeding on a Japanese anemone flower. Focus stacked using zerene stacker
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
Hoverfly Scaeva selenitica, a very welcome infrequent visitor to the garden. Focus stacked using zerene
A studio stack of 65 images
focus step 0.09mm
stackshot rail
zerene stacker
canon 5Dmkii
mp-e65 lens at 2x f5
Very wet day today but garden wanted it! Looking for something to post I found this fairly scarse variety of Hoverfly not posted before. Fairly scarse species but recorded in many southern areas. Taken in June 2 years ago
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, 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 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 stinging wasps and bees, which wards off predators.
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185/365 -Around the house - Day 185
Hoverfly feeding on a gerbera flower. Focus stacked using zerene. As an extension to putting open crocus flowers in a sunny camellia bush, I tried putting a cut gerbera flower on the bush. I carefully put some spots of sugar/honey syrup on the flower. A hoverfly did find the flower but promptly ignored the offered syrup in preference for the pollen
Hoverfly, Platycheirus scutatus, female. 16 May 2023. Ealing, London, England, UK.
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The color version of the Hoverfly captured in late Aug. this year in Old Forge NY.
The usual iPhone, olloclip macro lens kit, for shooting and some very light editing and frame added on the iPad in Snapseed.
The original post in black and white can be seen here if you care to compare: www.flickr.com/photos/firerybroome/20407144544/
A sunfly hoverfly for Friday - HFDF! :)
Detail better in Lightbox - you can see some of the internal structures through the clear exoskeleton... if you want to! :)
(Having a bit of an issue with my macro lens at the moment - the autofocus is getting increasingly temperamental. I don't think it's lack of contrast or camera settings (other lenses are ok). Manual focus is great (preferable even) on things that are still/very slow but it would be nice to have a properly working autofocus option for anything else - any advice on whether it's worth trying to get it repaired (it's out of warranty) would be much appreciated!)
Captured early this morning with a vintage tamron 35-80 mm macro lens mounted on Olympus E-M10.
Slight use of vignette but SOOC.
Some hoverflies, getting intimate with one another. Photographed at Foulshaw Moss nature reserve, Cumbria.
A very disappointing visit!
It was a hot sunny day and I made my regular annual visit to this reserve especially to photograph black hairstreaks. Even though they had been seen her this year I didn't even glimpse one and though nationally rare they are usually east to photograph at this one location.
This hoverfly photo was just a record of my visit. ID help would be appreciated.