Hoverfly Myathropa florea on Euphorbia. Natural light

Another species of hoverfly (Diptera:Syrphidae) attracted to the dandelion flowers in my backyard. This particular female is about 6 mm long.

ID: Toxomerus marginatus

Nikon 105mm f2.8 + 27.5 mm extension tube

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens on ground elder. Natural light

I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.

www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/

100 more days to go.

Hoverfly on my hand. Epistophe elegans. Natural light

Hoverfly on hebe

There are over 280 species of British hoverflies. I am pretty certain this is Episyrphus balteatus, which can be variable in colour.

Hoverfly

Hoverfly Myathropa florea with a present

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum in flight. Natural light

hoverfly on dandelion

This is just a small Hoverfly...the pencil point sized version. Pretty on Pink

Hoverfly on a camellia. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Scaeva pyrastri

Hoverfly Syrphus sp.

Hoverfly on weed flower

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Hoverfly landing sequence. Touch down and pose for camera. Natural light, focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly egg. Focus stacked using zerene. It was actually on the same leaf as this one www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/14473185742/ but was slightly larger and from a different hoverfly

Small hoverfly on berberis. Melanostoma scalare

Seen enjoying the ivy flowers in our garden.

Hoverfly feeding on dandelion flower. Focus stacked using zerene

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.

This image is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC).

best viewed LARGE:

www.flickr.com/photos/rundstedt/5536187224/sizes/l/

Adult male.

This is a common species but in the field, it may not be instantly recognised as a hoverfly.

This species has no accepted common name although it is occasionally referred to as a Golden-tailed Hoverfly.

The two types of Eristalinus Hoverflies in UK. Both have the unmistakable spotted eyes

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Hoverfly hovering. Epistrophe eligans. Natural light

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria on hebe

Taken in the Scottish Borders

Hoverfly egg cluster. Helophilus pendulus. On the underside of a leaf overhanging a pool of water. Focus stacked using zerene

A photograph of a hoverfly on a flower.

Hoverfly

Hoverfly // Bzyga

Hoverfly - Syrphus ribesii. (I am always open to correction on insect ID!)

Ardgillan Castle and Demesne, Dublin, Ireland

A large Hoverfly slightly smaller than V. zonaria with yellow T2.

Hoverfly on a mountain cornflower in my wildflower garden area.

South Yorkshire.

13.7.2021.

A Hoverfly on Ragwort.

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria female on a camellia leaf. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

hoverfly

Hoverfly or sweat-bee or flower-fly

Order: Diptera; Family: Syrphidae

Berkeley Marina

Berkeley, California

Hoverfly on honey/sugar feeder. Helophilus trivittatus ? Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly / Eristalinus arvorum, Delhi Garden Park, India

Hoverfly on crocus. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene