No flying aircraft to startle me today. Instead the sun brought out the hoverflies, one of the helpful garden insects. Their larvae eat a number of pest species. There are many different types, but I think these two are relatively common.
Hoverfly – Sphaerophoria scripta
Not a hoverfly at all, but a Gatekeeper butterfly.
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SittingFox
5 Aug 2007Brilliant shots once again! :up:
I have seen that unidentified hoverfly, I'm sure of it, but its name escapes me at this precise moment :confused:
Flying Red Fox Blog
5 Aug 2007Wow the second one is very well focused, brilliant shot there 😀
Words
5 Aug 2007The bright sun really helps with these. The second one is Sphaerophoria scripta apparently.
chthoniid
6 Aug 2007Ooh, very nice shots :up: . Not the world's most popular insect, but pictures like these show they are aesthetic and useful 🙂
Dudley
7 Aug 2007Oh wow these are great!