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Hoverfly almost bursting with eggs visible through its transparent sides! At National Trust Castle Ward, Northern Ireland
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 - Rhingia campestris - Highdown gdns. Natural light.
I only very rarely see these in my own garden but they were all over the place at Highdown
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.
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.