Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae

Hoverfly on crocus. Natural light

Hoverfly - not sure of the ID. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly with torn wing - suspect this is a birth accident - not the normal werar and tear you see.

Inexpensive macro conversion lens - Raynox DCR 250

Hoverfly, Derbyshire 2017

Hoverfly Myathropa florea on lace hydrangea

Not been able to ID this species of hoverfly, it did not stay around long enough for me to grab anymore shots of it.

Macro shot of a hoverfly from our garden in England

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp. having a clean. Natural light

Hoverfly in flight. Natural light. Episyrphus balteatus

Hoverfly egg on honeysuckle leaf. Focus stacked using zerene

Taken in Autreppes, Picardie, France.

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria on ox-eye daisy. Natural light

Hoverfly feeding on crocus flower. Using a canon 60mm EF-s macro lens with 65mm of ext tubes

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus

Hoverfly on a Marigold.

Hoverfly feeding on common fleabane at Chorley, Lancs.

Hoverfly Epistrophe eligans

Hoverfly Myathropa florea. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus on my finger

Hoverfly on camellia leaf,. Episyrphus balteatus

Our garden

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum. Natural light

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp. on Japanese anemone. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Epistrophe elegans

A hoverfly depositing its eggs with ovipositor extended.

They are often seen hovering at flowers feeding on nectar though. Their larvae feed on decaying plant materials while some species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects. Therefore, they are deem beneficial to horticulture.

Size : 8mm

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Taken at Oxwich, Gower, Wales, UK. No graphics please.

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Eupeodes.sp.

Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum bicinctum)

Hoverfly Myathropa florea. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus . Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Epistrophe eligans. Has a tiny dewdrop on it's "nose"

Hoverfly taken in bright sun using flash.

Trying to see if a cheap 2ND filter helps reduce the strong sun exposure which gives ugly specular highlights giving the diffused flash a chance to light the subject. Normally with these settings the flash output would be minimal.

It does seem to help

Hoverfly (genus Eumerus), Ban Thi, Chiang Mai, Thailand

A hoverfly, possibly Eristalis pertinax, on the hedge, brushing itself off in the sun.

Hoverfly on crocus. Natural light

Hoverfly Eumerus funeralis. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Rhingia campestris. Rarely see this smallish hoverfly in the garden. Sitting on a miniature pine tree

Hoverfly Volucella pellucens

Hoverfly Scaeva pyrastri on hebe. Focus stacked using zerene