A Tiger Hoverfly, or Sun Fly, stands on a leaf beside a pond. He is yellow and black - his thorax has longitudinal yellow and black stripes, and his abdomen has paired transverse yellow markings on a black ground. His legs are also patterned in yellow and black, and his eyes are very dark red.

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Two Tiger Hoverflies copulating on a bramble leaf. They are yellow and black, with longitudinal stripes on the thorax and transverse patterns on the abdomen. They have long, cream coloured faces, with a Roman profile and a central dark stripe, and very large black eyes. The male is noticeably smaller than the female, who is about 1.7cm long.

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