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Dronefly hoverfly feeding on a crocus. Focus stacked using zerene.
Unfortunately the first crocuses in flower in my garden are in the shade and not attracting any bugs so I cheated by picking a flower and placing it on a sunny camellia bush. It quickly attracted a drone fly
Hoverfly taking a rest on a Nasturtium petal in my garden. It spent some time getting pollen out of its eyes.
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Hoverflies, sometimes 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.
Hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta on the long and winding road. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene
Possibly Eupeodes sp.
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Another sleepy hoverfly I found just past dawn. HFDF everyone. Glad I could get in on the first fly day Friday of the new year.
Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum in flight. Taken in natural light. This male was doing territorial hovering in exactly the same place as shots i have taken of the same species for the last 3 years. You can see the wing movement is not stopped at 1/1000th sec shutter speed.