Hoverfly

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Hoverfly Eumerus funeralis on my finger. Focus stacked using zerene. The hover got fed up with me disturbing it and hopped on to my finger to warm up.

Hoverfly larva hunting aphids on an hibiscus seed pod. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly

Hoverfly on a sunflower

Taken at 2:1 and heavily cropped- eye of Episyrphus balteatus

Hoverfly on hyacinth flower

Hoverfly Volucella inanis on sea holly. Natural light.

The first Eumerus hoverfly I have noticed in our garden, although they have probably been there all the time.

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Hoverfly / Episyrphus balteatus, Almora, Uttarakhand, India

The sunshine, just so tempting to get out and enjoy.

Hoverflies

Hoverfly (Flowerfly, syrphid fly) zooming in to refuel at a Buttonbush blossom.

Sweetbay Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida

(Hopefully I'll get back to wildflowers now, as the wind is finally subsiding)

Hoverfly on Flower macro including lice

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus #

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta on margeurite

Hoverfly

Hoverflies. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

this is not my usual hoverfly. its my first time to see this. i thought this kind of hoverfly is not to be found here in the Philippines, i guess im wrong hehehe.

Taken in South Cumbria.

Hoverfly on mollis azalea flower. Focus stacked using zerene. Cheilosia sp.

The hoverflies are very lazy today, letting me get up close without even moving away with any determination

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp. on Ox-eye daisy

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

Hoverfly, Meliscaeva auricollis feeding on crocus pollen - ended up with a lot on it's feet which it promptly sucked off

Hoverfly Rhingia campestris on an Iris. Natural light. Taken at Highdown gdns Worthing

Hoverfly hovering as the name suggests.

Such a bright hoverfly and so different from the other group species. Here it is feeding upon Limonium (sea lavender) flowers. The plant is a cultivated variety in a garden rather than by the coast.

Photographed in our garden, this Hoverfly was giving a demonstration of how these little insects got their name. The glistening white particles on the Hoverfly is pollen from the poppy flowers.

I am not exactly sure of the species of Hoverfly, so if anyone can identify it, I would be grateful!

Hoverfly, Udon Thani International Airport, (VTUD), Thailand

Montfuron, France

Hoverfly

Hoverfly feeding on azalea flower. Probably Eupeodes luniger. The sequence was ended by a patrolling hairy footed flower bee dive bombing the hover- now that would have been a good catch :)

Hoverfly in action flying by me in the backyard

Hoverfly, Mae Ping National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp in flight. Natural light

Hoverfly

Hoverfly at work.

Myathropa florea is a gorgeous, stout hoverfly with bright yellow and black bars, and a lovely deep buzz. Unlike many hoverflies, which breed on plants infested with aphids, Myathropa florea lays eggs in stagnant water – typically in rot holes and ditches – the larvae of this beautiful hoverfly is the unflatteringly named rat-tailed maggot!

Hoverfly Dasysyrphus albostriatus having a clean

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