A shiny brassy coloured Hoverfly on a green Bramble leaf with red edging.

So shiny and new. Male Epistrophe eligans hoverfly in Ely today. #Hoverflies #Diptera 📷 #photography

A white-tailed form of Criorhina ranunculi (Large Bearfly) briefly resting on a Cherry Laurel leaf.

A white-tailed form of Criorhina ranunculi (Large Bearfly) briefly resting on a Cherry Laurel leaf.

A white-tailed form of Criorhina ranunculi (Large Bearfly) briefly resting on a Cherry Laurel leaf, and having a bit of a wash.

A white-tailed form of Criorhina ranunculi (Large Bearfly) briefly resting between visits to Cherry Laurel flowers.

A bumblebee mimic hoverfly.

Cann Wood, near Plymouth, last week.

www.flickr.com/photos/63075...

#Hoverflies #UKWildlife

A male Portevinia maculata (Ramsons Hoverfly) on a Wild Garlic leaf.

A male Portevinia maculata (Ramsons Hoverfly) on a Wild Garlic leaf.

Portevinia maculata (Ramsons Hoverfly).

Normally see these in May, but there were a couple of males on Wild Garlic in Plymbridge Woods, near Plymouth, last week.

www.flickr.com/photos/63075...

#Hoverflies #UKWildlife

Hoverflies with wings loops

Hoverfly Wing Loops

#HoverflyFact #Hoverflies

Several hoverflies have a loop in their wing veins.
Common (Eristalis tenax) & Tapered Dronefly (E.pertinax) are just two on the wing at present.

Anyone seen any over the last few days?

I saw quite a few of the Tapered on my walk today.

Sphaerophoria scripta one of only three insects seen on a two mile wander with hedgerows full of may blossom .Oil beetle and red tailed bumble bee were the other two . #hoverflies
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A black Hoverfly with pale yellow markings hovering near Blackthorn blossom, against a blurred green background.

Female Scaeva selenitica in Ely today. #Diptera #Hoverflies 📷 #photography

Montage of Cheilosia variabilis, Platycheirus ambiguus (probably), Parasyrphus punctulatus, Helophilus pendulus and an Eristalis sp.

More new hoverflies for 2026 in the Brent River Park in Ealing today.
#hoverflies

Montage showing a Hoverfly in flight and resting on a hand.

We’re back in business. Male Eristalis pertinax today. 💚 #Hoverflies #Diptera

Guide to Flies of Britain & Ireland A new book on UK Flies first in 75years just recently published, have you got your copy – here are my first impressions.

📚 New Super Flies Guide 🔍 – Just out

Had a look inside and these are my first impressions. 👇

Its superb, let me know what you think, leave a comment below.
Now its time to go use it.....

#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinators #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology #NaturalHistory #Books #NatureWriting

A drone fly and a couple of bees enjoying the blossom

#WildWebsWednesday from yesterday on my car park blackthorn! Top is a drone fly, bottom very busy, and successful #bees looking at their pollen sacks! #Lancashire #pollinators #hoverflies #vitaminN

A small Hoverfly on a white Cherry plum blossom.

Cherry plum with bonus Meliscaeva auricollis hoverfly in Ely yesterday. 💚 #WhiteFlowers #WildflowerHour #Hoverflies #Diptera

A mainly black insect, with yellow stripes, on a bright yellow flower.

Hoverfly, Eupeodes luniger, this afternoon on a beautiful dandelion flower, which is very good for wildlife and definitely NOT a 'weed'.
#wildflowerhour
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#Sussexwildlife
#insects
#hoverflies

Clouds part, it’s showtime.

#hoverflies #insect #bees #nature #lilac #blossom #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #ceredigion

Picture of a Rot Hole for hoverflies

👍 Hoverfly Breaking News 🌎

Important conservation work happening in Scotland for the Pine Hoverfly (Blera fallax).

www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

rare-inverts-rspb.hub.arcgis.com

#Hoverflies #Syrphidae #Flies #Insects #Diptera #Entomology #Pollinators #Conservation #Biodiversity #Woodland

Not every striped pollinator is a bee

#hoverflies #pollinators #Syrphidae

Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)

Spring Spot-tail Hoverfly (Melangyna lasiophthalma)

Hairy-eyed Banded (Syrphus torvus)

🔥 Hoverfly Hotspot Found 🔥
1st Hoverflies of the year - Yippee 🥳
♀️ Common Drone Fly
♀️ Tapered Dronefly
♀️ Hairy-eyed Banded
♀️ Spring Spot-tail Hoverfly
Four lovely females, in a Cherry Plum tree
#Hoverflies #Syrphidae #Flies #Insects #Diptera #Entomology #Pollinators #Nature #Spring #NatureWalk

Spotted Thintail (Meliscaeva auricollis)

🎨 Spotted Thintail Art Work 🖌️
Drawing/painting of this migratory distinctive hoverfly Meliscaeva auricollis.
Anyone spotted one this year yet?
#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology #Art #Nature #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration #HiddenWonders

A male Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertenax) facing left on a leaf

Sunny at times today but colder so not many #hoverflies about . This Tapered Drone Fly was in my garden and another was on Alexanders in the car park of the cafe that Clevedon birders use

Recently published Flies book

📚 A New Arrival 🔍
Look what’s just arrived through the post.
Looking forward to using it over the coming year.
Anybody else got a copy?
Not had a proper look through it yet but looks good.
#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinators #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology #NaturalHistory #Books

Hoverfly Genera Volume 2 Acrostic plates: detailing morphology & behavioural traits specific to each genus, along with own art work and a representative habitat location.

🐛 Hoverfly Genera Meliscaeva 🐝

An acrostic postcard buzzing with fascinating facts!

Hope it brings you joy on this sunny day! 🌸

#Nature #Hoverflies #EcoEducation #Biodiversity #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Diptera #Syrphidae #FunFacts #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration

One of the UK's rarest insects found in higher numbers in the New Forest The Green Forest Hoverfly, known to exist in just two locations in the country, has been found in higher numbers in the New Forest thanks to a…

👍 Hoverfly Breaking News 🌎

The Green Forest Hoverfly (Caliprobola speciosa) referred to as the Jewel Wood fly in Europe, is increasing in numbers thanks to volunteers.

#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology
#Conservation #Biodiversity #Woodland #Nature #Pollinator

Hoverfly heads under the lens: Comparative analysis of hoverfly and bee head morphology and its role in flight, feeding, and sensory perception.

📄 Hoverfly heads under the lens!🔍

Can you spot the difference between a hoverfly’s head and a bee’s? 👇 #Hoverflies #Pollinator #Biology #NatureFacts #WildlifeWonder #InsectWorld #NatureSecrets #Curious #Bee #Insects #Entomology #Diptera #Syrphidae.
More information inside the article below.

🪰NEW RELEASE! The most complete photographic guide to #flies ever published featuring 1500+ photos and covering 1200+ species.
From #craneflies to #hoverflies, #soldierflies to #robberflies + distribution maps for each species.
tinyurl.com/ytj33mwf

#Diptera #Entomology @naturebureau.bsky.social

Spotted Thintail (Meliscaeva auricollis) Spotted Thintail (Meliscaeva auricollis): Review of variability in appearance, its larval importance, habitat preference and common name used

🐝 Spotted Thintail Hoverfly 🐛

A hoverfly to look out for in February is the Spotted Thintail (Meliscaeva auricollis) .

If you have seen one let me know. I drew a blank today little too cold.

#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology

A black-and-yellow hoverfly on creamy white flowers of Sweet box, against a blurred green background.

Very happy to see my first hoverfly of the year, a male Meliscaeva auricollis in the garden. 8 Feb 2026.
📷 #photography #Diptera #hoverflies

Female Batman hoverfly (Myathropa florea) on white Wild carrot flowers, against a blurred green background.

Batman hoverfly (with the bat symbol on its thorax).
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEponymous 📷 #photography #Diptera #Hoverflies

A painted illustration of a bumblebee mimc hoverfly.

Volucella bombylans, a bumblebee mimic hoverfly, by Joris Hoefnagel, ca 1575/1590s:
www.nga.gov/artworks/697....

Miscatalogued by the Gallery as a bee, so it’s doing a great job. #Diptera #hoverflies @hoverflyspotter.bsky.social

Hoverflies in Paintings An exploration of hoverfly depictions in fine art, tracing the earliest known representation of a hoverfly on canvas.

✨ Vintage Hoverfly Paintings 🎨

The search for the oldest hoverfly painting on canvas what century does it belong to?

Take a peek! 👇

#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Syrphidae #Diptera #knowledge #Art #HistoricalArt #Artappreciation #NatureIllustration #HiddenWonders
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Threatened or thriving? – The status of Serbian hoverflies on the IUCN European Red List of Hoverflies Spatial distribution of Critically Endangered (CR) (a), Endangered (EN) (b), and Vulnerable (VU) (c) species in Serbia, showing overlap with Prime Hoverfly Areas (PHAs) and Protected Areas (PAs).

Threatened or thriving? 🐝🪰

In this article, Milosavljević et al discuss the status of Serbian hoverflies on the IUCN European Red List of #Hoverflies.

doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#conservation #science

Facts about Hoverflies volume 3: Hoverfly lifecycle: from egg to adult, exploring stages, choices they make along the way, timelines, and unique lifestyles.

📄 Facts about Hoverflies Volume 3✏️
These tiny pollinator superheroes have fascinating lifecycles from egg to adult.👇
#Hoverflies #Pollinator #Biology #NatureFacts #HoverflyMagic #WildlifeWonder #InsectWorld #NatureSecrets #EcoCurious #Biodiversity #Insects #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology