Blue Marmalade - _TNY_9657
A marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) stopping for something to eat on a blue globe-thistle (Echinops bannaticus).
The (green) larvae of E. balteatus primarily live on aphids and can make quite an effective form of pest control.
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Blue Marmalade - _TNY_9657
A marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) stopping for something to eat on a blue globe-thistle (Echinops bannaticus).
The (green) larvae of E. balteatus primarily live on aphids and can make quite an effective form of pest control.
4,680
views
54
faves
388
comments
Uploaded on November 7, 2016
Taken on July 28, 2016