Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus in flight

Hoverfly at the bottom of my garden.

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria female - full flash

My first and successful (and quite clear) shot of a hoverfly (family Syrphidae) in flight. I've tried it several times before but always disappointing and frustrating attempts. I really find them difficult to focus on (who doesn't?) as they constantly (and unpredictably) dart in several directions while hovering over a flower they fancy.

I used flash here to freeze it in midair flight. I think I did it well this time.

Hoverfly Eupeodes sp.

Hoverfly Melanostoma scalare. Has turquoise halteres. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens on valerian. Natural light

Volucella pellucens

Flies at head height, lays her eggs in the underground paper nests of the common

wasp. The larvae of the Hoverfly will then feed on the wasps young and dead adults. When fully grown the larvae leave the nest and pupate in the soil below to emerge the following year as an Adult Hoverfly.

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus sitting on my finger

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum in flight

Hoverfly feeding on a strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum)

In my garden 25th April 2011

Hoverfly Syrphus sp. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Myathropa florea on Euphorbia flower

Hoverfly on ox-eye daisy

Millennium Wood

Hoverfly on ground elder, Cheilosia sp. Natural light

Hoverfly Meliscaeva sp. on camellia leaf. Focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/23861725795/ for a 3D version

Hoverfly on ground elder, Cheilosia sp. Natural light

Hoverfly on camelia leaf feeding on sugar/honey syrup

Quite a few of these Helophilus hoverflies in our Staffordshire garden at the moment. There seem to be (to my untrained eye), several different species. These have much paler thoracic stripes to some of the others. Can anyone confirm the species?

Hoverfly larva hunting aphids on a blackberry leaf

Hoverfly larvae getting to grips with the aphids on a honeysuckle.

Focus stacked using zerene

Helophilus Pendulus

02-05-2017

RSPB Otmoor SP570126

Research suggests Eupeodes latifasciatus

Hoverfly larva on ox-eye daisy flower bud. Focus stacked using zerene

Morfa Berwig

Hoverfly and beetle inside a flower head

Hoverfly on my camera support pole. Dasysyrphus albostriatus. Focus stacked using zerene

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Hoverfly Volucella zonaria feeding on honey/sugar syrup. Focus stacked using zerene

I went out in the garden to photograph a clematis bloom, spotted this tiny hoverfly and took this macro, then the phone rang and the rest of the day's photography took a different course.

Hoverfly Dasysyrphus albostriatus on lawn weed

Just natural light and testing the Tokina 100mm, an amazing lens for the money I think.

Hoverfly larvae in the aphids

Hoverfly #2

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

Syrphus ribesii on yellow poppy.

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus feeding on a crocus anther. Focus stacked using zerene