Meet the Hoverflies

By Paul Cecil | Published August 5, 2007

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 – eupeodes luniger

Hoverfly – Sphaerophoria scripta

Not a hoverfly at all, but a Gatekeeper butterfly.

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5 Comments

  1. SittingFox August 5, 2007 at 3:08 am #

    Brilliant 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:

  2. Flying Red Fox Blog August 5, 2007 at 5:08 am #

    Wow the second one is very well focused, brilliant shot there 😀

  3. Words August 5, 2007 at 8:08 am #

    The bright sun really helps with these. The second one is Sphaerophoria scripta apparently.

  4. chthoniid August 6, 2007 at 8:08 am #

    Ooh, very nice shots :up: . Not the world's most popular insect, but pictures like these show they are aesthetic and useful 🙂

  5. Dudley August 7, 2007 at 1:08 am #

    Oh wow these are great!