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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.
Same image of a hoverfly I posted a few weeks ago. When I had been looking around to see what else was about, I returned to find the hoverfly had started to wake up and clear the dew from its eyes, it is still too cold to be really active but it uses its front feet to wipe away the dew. It's only really when the full sun lands on the insect when it then becomes fully active and the dew evaporates.
Best viewed very large.
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Not going to try to guess species from this angle... it had turned cloudy, making it rather more approachable!
Haston Grove - Shropshire
Cheilosia pagana most likely! Thanks to Eric and Bernhard for the ID help!
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.,,
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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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.
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.
Another shot of this Hover Fly, but closer than the last post.
I like that you can see the individual lenses of their multifaceted eyes. Flies have about 6,000 individual lenses, actually, giving them a panoramic view of their surroundings!
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 (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.
Aphids alone cause tens of millions of dollars of damage to crops worldwide every year; because of this, aphid-eating hoverflies are recognized as important natural enemies of pests, and potential agents for use in biological control. Some adult syrphid flies are important pollinators.
About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hoverflies are harmless to most other animals, despite their mimicry of stinging wasps and bees, which wards off predators.
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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.