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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 :)
Hoverfly, approximately 8mm in length. I believe that this is an anemone flower - they are usually white, but can occur in pink and magenta shades. Hoverflies favor anemone plants and aid in propagation.
Early morning.
Marmalade hoverfly, possibly.
Hoverflies (family Syrphidae) are harmless, bee-mimicking flies crucial for pollination and pest control, with adults feeding on nectar and pollen while their larvae prey on aphids or decompose organic matter. They are known for their ability to hover in mid-air and are found globally, playing a vital role in ecosystems by controlling pests and aiding plant reproduction.
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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.
Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae eat a wide range of foods.
Long hoverfly (Sphoaerophoria scripta) drinking nectar from hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) flower.
Kuliboda Å‚Ä…kowa (Sphaerophoria scripta) pijÄ…ca nektar z kwiatu stulisza lekarskiego (Sisymbrium officinale).
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.
Walking along the field edge at Rodney Stoke NNR and didn't have to look too hard to spot this hoverfly. Being black and yellow, they make absolutely no effort to conceal themselves like many other hoverflies.
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Baccha elongata, or "common dainty", I think. Lots of luck involved in these shots...
With 25 mm tube
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.
Colouful hoverfly, colourful grass and a bright yellow buttercup at RSPB Campfield Marsh in Cumbria.
The weather in L'Orxa has been very mixed, with heavy rain followed by a couple of calm days, it's raining now as another storm passes through. This can make macro photography a little challenging particularly when going out in the morning after a previous day(s) of heavy rain.
This was the case last weekend and wasn't expecting too much as most insects disappear low down into the long grass and under leaves in such conditions. Fortunately managed to find a dew covered hoverfly that had survived the deluge.
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I adore hoverflies Not keen on flies but when flies evolved into these beautiful creatures something beautiful occurred! They are superb aeronaughts and predators and yet so benign. On many a lazy summer afternoon these friendly beasts hover in favourite spots.
They are my insect heroes !
This hoverfly got caught out by the warm, sunny weather on Sunday morning. When the weather turned cold, I found it exhausted on the washing line (that's why there's a couple of cotton fibres on it). I warmed it up on my hand for a bit and put it down on a flower but the changeable weather in Autumn and Spring can be rough on insects.
This eastern band-winged hoverfly spent most of its time hovering in and around the plant, but lit briefly in a flower to pick up a little pollen.,,
Hovefly in my garden.
Dasysyrphus is a genus of hover flies with 50 identified species distributed worldwide. While the genus is relatively easy to identify, genera key the differences between species have a more narrow range of variations.
The known larvae are mostly tree dwelling on both conifers and deciduous trees. They feed on aphids and other small Hemiptera resting in the daytime. This nocturnal habit, plus the camouflage coloration of the larvae may account for the lack of larval reports for this genus.
Hoverfly on Canada thistle
Margined Calligrapher [Toxomerus marginatus]
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