Lots of hoverflies appeared today despite the weather - big hailstorm at one point.

This is some kind of aphid eater hoverfly in the library gardens.

#nature #photography #hoverfly

So excited to see hover flies again! #hoverfly #nature #spring #ontario #canada

#Photograpy #Nature #Flower #Gaillardia #Hoverfly #Insect

Batman hoverfly 🌼🪰💛
#hoverfly

A drone fly on the blackthorn. It must be newly hatched, those wings are pristine 🌼🪰💛
#hoverfly

A black hoverfly with characteristic lemon yellow hook-shaped bars on the abdomen.

The garden is coming to life! Just saw and missed my first Dark Edged #Beefly (Bombylius major). However did catch a lovely Eupeodes luniger #Hoverfly on the pear blossom.

#diptera
#Syrphidae
#Bombyliidae
#enmology
#GardenWildlife

Marmalade hoverfly 🌼🪰💛
#hoverfly

Hoverfly Technologies Launches New Drone Motion Systems Through KRM Partnership Hoverfly Technologies has entered the drone components market, collaborating with Korea Robot Manufacturing to create advanced propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, enhancing security in the defense sector.

Hoverfly Technologies Launches New Drone Motion Systems Through KRM Partnership #USA #Sanford #KRM #drone_systems #Hoverfly

Cheilosia grossa? (I don’t think C. albipila but please do correct me) enduring a cold sleety-rain shower, clasped to a young apple tree, here in Stirlingshire.

Sorry for the slightly out of focus snap of this #Hoverfly.
#Insects

A close-up of a wing of Merodon equestris, the Narcissus bulb fly, a hover fly that resembles a bumble bee. One of the veins (or lines) in the wing has a squiggle or bend.

Seems to be present in every species of Eristalini and Merodontini I've personally observed. Not present in Milesiini or Syrphinae from what I've seen.

Haven't photographed a live hover fly recently, but here's a Merodon equestris specimen I worked with:
#Syrphidae #Diptera #hoverfly #macro

An striped American Hoverfly, its shiny wings spread wide, perches on the center disc florets of a bright yellow False Sunflower.

#Photography
#ECK
#InsectThursday
#ColorADay
#YellowThu
#Hoverfly
#Sunflower

Bee in flight over marsh marigolds, a shy ladybird, small tortoiseshell, bee on blossom, hoverfly on daffodil, and a peacock butterfly.

#InsectThursday from the last week. A honey #bee in flight over marsh marigolds, a shy #ladybird, small tortoiseshell, bee on blossom, #hoverfly on daffodil, and a peacock #butterfly. #pollinators #vitaminN #Lancashire

The Formal Model for the hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta (Diptera, Syrphidae) agent-based model in the Animal Landscape and Man Simulation System (ALMaSS) We present a formal model for the aphidophagous hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta, a species widely used for biological control of Myzus persicae and other aphids, as well as for pollination services. Th...

🪰The #hoverfly 𝘚𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘢 is a vital #pollinator & #aphid predator.

💻A new ALMaSS agent-based model simulates its full life cycle using high-resolution #environmental #data.

This tool improves #pesticide risk assessments to support #sustainable #agriculture👇

@pollinera-horizon.eu

A very happy #hoverfly 😁🪰💛

a close up photo of a hoverfly on a unopened yellow daffodil trumpet

Day 74 of A Photo A Day for 2026

74/365

#aphotoaday2026
#lumixphotography
#photography
#hoverfly
#daffodil
#gardening
#bloomscrolling
#spring2026

…on those March days when the sun shines hot yet the wind blows cold, when it’s summer in the light and winter in the shade.

#ribes #ribessanguineum #hoverfly #macro #macrophotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #bees #insect #flora #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion

a brown and orange hoverfly hovers next to pinkish white apple blossom flowers.

Hoverfly and apple blossom. 2023

#hoverfly #flowers #BloomScrolling #nature #BlueSkyArtShow #sonyalpha #photography

Marmalade #hoverfly 🌼🪰💛

✨ Pollinator Spotlight ✨ Today, we’re shining a light on the hoverfly genus, Brachypalpus! Swipe through for a summary of the factsheet. For more detailed information check out the Academy! 🔎 Have you ever spotted a Brachypalpus species?
#Pollinatoracademy #PollinatorSpotlight #Pollinators #Hoverfly

INSECTS OF MEXICO 4
Geelvlek-bromeliavlieg | Yellow-spotted bromeliad fly (Copestylum avidum)
Lerdo, Coahuila, Mexico

#mexico #coahuila #zweefvlieg #hoverfly #insectphotography

A hoverfly chomping on a particular bright dahlia 🌼🪰💛
#hoverfly

#hoverfly living his best life 😍🪰💛

Wheeeee 😄 a hoverfly leaving a broom plant with a full tum 😍🪰💛
#hoverfly

Hoverflies … hoverflying 😄🪰💛
#hoverfly

#hoverfly #Syrphidae #Criorhina

Spring is in the air... 🌞

#Syrphidae #Criorhina ranunculi #hoverfly #Schwebfliege #Diptera #Tussilago farfara #coltsfoot #Huflattich #Asteraceae #FliesAreCoolToo

a close up colour photo of a hoverfly on a small white daisy with a green background

Day 64 of A Photo A Day for 2026

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#aphotoaday2026
#lumixphotography
#photography
#daisy
#hoverfly
#bloomscrolling
#gardening
#spring2026

A marmalade hoverfly coming in to land on a particularly tasty aquilegia 🌼🪰💛
#hoverfly

Freshly hatched drone fly with celandine pollen on his butt enjoying the warm spring sunshine ☀️ 🌼🪰😍
#hoverfly

a close up colour photo of a hoverfly, on the pollen laden stamen, inside a yellow daffodil trumpet

Day 60 of A Photo A Day for 2026

60/365

#aphotoaday2026
#lumixphotography
#photography
#macro
#daffodil
#hoverfly
#bloomscrolling
#spring2026

Marmalade hoverfly stuffing his face with daffodil 🌼 😍
#hoverfly