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On the Lemon Balm flowers in my garden.
Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia, and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands.
I was inspired by Ken Jensen's www.flickr.com/photos/86174217@N04/28276270806/in/datepos... latest post and interesting experiment, he combined a 1.4 converter with his macro lens.
I am using a Canon 100mm f2.8 with a Kenko x1.4 (the canon x1.4 doesn't fit)
f/4 1/500sec ISO 200 140mm approx 50% crop.
I wasn't in that tight on this shot.
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Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) perched on a blooming dandelion (Taraxacun officinale).
Bzyg prążkowany (Episyrphus balteatus) siedzący na kwitnącym mniszku lekarskim (Taraxacum officinale).
If anyone can help me identify the species or even family, I'd be very grateful.
Davis, Ca. April, 2020.
Taken in the early morning at Rodney Stoke NNR on the Mendips in Somerset.
The same hoverfly taken from a different position, I normally spend around half an hour or so photographing the same subject and during that time they do move about a little bit, so when I saw how it had positioned itself I just had to get a shot of it.
This is my last image for a little while as I am off to Hungary tomorrow to hopefully sample some of their wildlife.
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I love the sky-blue of Wild chicory! This Hoverfly was also interested in the flower, for its pollen, I assume. It seems the flowers open in the morning and wither during the afternoon, so insects usually need to visit Chicory in the morning to pollinate it. Well, I saw the flower with the hoverfly during the afternoon, so I must have been lucky!
It was at a junction of gravel roads and walking trails called "An der Ruhe" in the German Odenwald, after we had climbed the Itterberg.
Hoverfly on Canada thistle
Margined Calligrapher [Toxomerus marginatus]
Windlestrae Park
North Wales, PA
1771*
Long hoverfly (Sphoaerophoria scripta) drinking nectar from hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) flower.
Kuliboda łąkowa (Sphaerophoria scripta) pijąca nektar z kwiatu stulisza lekarskiego (Sisymbrium officinale).
If anyone can tell me the name of this lovely silver-leaved plant I'd be very grateful! And the hoverfly might be syrphus ribesii, or not.
UC Davis Arboretum, Davis, Ca. April, 2022.
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Fascinating to watch this Hoverfly laying her eggs on the leaves of Pansy flowers in our polytunnel. We planted them to attract pollinating insects in. Seems to have done the trick HFDF!
The sun is shining (for now) so I'm heading out to take some photos, I thought I'd go stir crazy with all the wind & rain. I'll catch up with comments later.
Colouful hoverfly, colourful grass and a bright yellow buttercup at RSPB Campfield Marsh in Cumbria.
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