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Another view of this brightly marked hoverfly. The markings are clearly meant as a form of Aposematism to stop it being predated, however in this case it is more likely a case of mimicry.
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Hoverflies are a fascinating group of insects, there are over 280 species in Britain. They are often brightly coloured and very common in gardens, many having black and yellow markings making it easy at a first glance to confuse them with bees and wasps, however hoverflies are totally harmless. They are good pollinators and the larvae of several common species have a voracious appetite for aphids! And best of all, most species are very patient whilst you get up close to photograph them. 😁
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I was chasing after a hoverfly that was jumping from flower to flower much quicker than I expected. After many blurry shots I finally managed to get one in focus :-).
Its a lot less bover with a hover lol (who can remember that - John Arlott I believe).
7D2 + Canon 100/2.8 LIS macro - hand held.
Many of the goldenrods have now gone to seed - the hoverflies and I were glad to see a few flowers still around...
If you're in Oregon, or have photos of insects that were taken in Oregon, I would love for you to join the "Oregon Insects" group!
This hoverfly was on one of the brilliant red flowers in the front yard when I captured it.
Taken 6 June 2023 near Wasilla, Alaska.
In the last week or so these Eastern band-winged hoverflies have shown up all over the fields and flowers around here...
I've never managed to capture a successful Hoverfly in flight image before. This isn't that good but I'm posting it because it was manually focussed and to me that's a success :)
Gary Faulkner correctly gave the I.D. for this moth! 👍👍
www.flickr.com/photos/gary-faulkner/ Thank you very much Gary.👍
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