The Hornet is the real deal. The Hornet mimic hoverfly looks like it, but is not the real deal. Seems like a lot of things in life. Many pundits are the latter from sports thru climate, thru many things. Up to you to figure it out

Don’t get bamboozled by a hoverfly

#entomemeology #syrphidae

caught this tiny hoverfly having a sippy sip

Still busy #Togtweeter #ThePhotoHour #snapyourworld #insects #flies #pollinators #flowers #plants #NaturePhotography #bee #hoverfly #bumblebee

Hoverfly

They love the lavender #Togtweeter #ThePhotoHour #snapyourworld #insects #flies #pollinators #flowers #plants #NaturePhotography #bee #hoverfly #bumblebee

A male Ramsons Hoverfly (Portevinia maculata) seen in Taunton today, always one of my Spring highlights.

Love these the smart looking Hoverfly Leucozona lucorum NHSN

I wasn’t the only one enjoying this stunning display of Star of Bethlehem yesterday. Nettle tap moth , hoverfly , bee and green bottle fly found there too #wildwebswednesday

Hoverfly, Volucella pellucens, Hartham Common, Hertford, 15/05/2025
Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust #ThePhotoHour

Red Campion being enjoyed by a Hoverfly
#WildWebsWednesday

Four from today. Silver Y moth, 2 Spider species and Hoverfly - Sphaerophoria scripta (male?).

Hoverfly‼️‼️‼️ finally caught one actually sitting down instead of frantically flying ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

🪴National Plant Health Week - Hoverfly 🪴

is an annual designated week of action to raise public awareness and engagement
on how to keep our plants healthy.🪰

Day 2 Hoverfly

#TheGardenArmy #PlantHealthWeek #hoverfly #garden #garden ing

Quite the unusual hoverfly. This is Brachypalpoides lentus, the crimson-belted hoverfly. A real striking flash of red in the undergrowth.

Merodon equestris, a delightfully puffy introduced hoverfly whose larvae feed on also introduced daffodils (which regularly escape cultivation), always fun to see these emerge in late spring

Work on paths by spring pool , water table so high just comes out in middle of the path! This hole started filling with water and whilst stood watching a Logjammer hoverfly came and landed albeit briefly on one of the buts of old pipe! 🙌 #logjammer

1st Merodon equestris hoverfly of the year and it’s a female, seen 15/05/24 my Staffs garden Dipterists Forum StaffsWildlife 🦔🍄🦇 Staffs Ecology #hoverfly #fly #Syrphidae #Diptera

Just stumbled on this old comment asking me if I have Parkinson on a video of me inking a 5 millimeter sized hoverfly

An Eristalis hoverfly from the garden.