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Male Hoverfly Feeding on White and Yellow Flowers in a UK Summer Garden

$Hover fly on thistle,Eifel,Germany.\nPlease see more similar pictures of my Portfolio.\nThank you$

Insect on Flower, white with yellow, side view, in a field. Plenty of copy space for your text.

Syrphid flies, A hoverfly on a flower, A close-up

A Syrphus Eastern Calligrapher forages on flower in summer.

A marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on a white flower, sunny day in summer, Vienna (Austria)

Summer day: Single hover fly moving toward a blooming Sedum telephium flower head.

Hoverfly perched on yellow flower in the garden. Example of mimicry between insects.

Leucanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is mainly distributed in southern and central Europe.

Cornflower in an English country garden with a hover fly.

Eastern calligrapher fly (Toxomerus geminatus) on Norway maple (Acer platanoides) flowers in springtime.

$Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs specifically Detritivores [1] eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores, preying on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.\n\nInsects such as aphids are considered crop pests, and therefore the aphid-eating larvae of some hoverflies are economically and ecologically important. The larvae are potential agents for use in biological control; while the adults are pollinators.\n\nAbout 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hoverflies are harmless to most mammals, though many species are mimics of stinging wasps and bees, a mimicry which may serve to ward off predators.$

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Close-up of a striped hoverfly perched on a caraway flower. It is summer. The hoverfly searches for pollen.

A single yellow coreopsis with a hoverfly.

Close-up photograph captures a hoverfly perched on a vibrant wildflower. The hoverfly, with its characteristic large red compound eyes and translucent wings, is seen from the front, engaged in feeding on the nectar. The flower has delicate, spiky, light purple petals with white tips, set against a blurred green background that enhances the subject's prominence. The image highlights the intricate details of both the insect and the flower, showcasing the beauty of nature's small wonders.

Box-head hoverfly on yellow goose flower. The location is a wild flower field in the Haarlemmermeer, very close to the Amsterdam airport.

Hoverfly on a sea holly flower with copy space

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