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3 0 Common swamp hoverfly

Common swamp hoverfly

by JeannetteDenmark

1 2 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by ngnpopeWesterveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

3 4 Helophilus pendulus

Helophilus pendulus

by frankdaalestrupRegion Midtjylland, Denmark

In Danish: Almindelig Sumpsvirreflue (

2 0 Marsh Hoverfly

Marsh Hoverfly

by FinlayCoxCambridge, England, United Kingdom

0 0 Vanlig solflue

Vanlig solflue

by Tore HavellenBuskerud, Norway

6 6 Common swamp hoverfly

Common swamp hoverfly

by JeannetteDenmark

3 4 Helophilus pendulus

Helophilus pendulus

by ElsaColchester, England, United Kingdom

2 6 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by SisirBangaAssam, India

0 0 Striped Hoverfly

Striped Hoverfly

by staccyhScotland, United Kingdom

6 6 Common swamp hoverfly

Common swamp hoverfly

by JeannetteDenmark

Found in my garden on peony :)

0 0 Hover-fly

Hover-fly

by Malcolm Wilton-Jones

H. pendulus is the closest in my book

0 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by Mari du PreezPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Possibly Helophilus

2 4 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by LarsKorbSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

2 2 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by LarsKorbSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

my #1600

3 3 Common Swamp Hoverfly

Common Swamp Hoverfly

by Leana Lahom-CristobalGuimba, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Urban garden.

2 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by FaredinAliyevskiRegion Hovedstaden, Denmark

Garden

0 0 Hover fly

Hover fly

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesLes Pradeaux, Auvergne, Tromelin Island

Mixed woodland

1 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by IoannisArcueil, Île-de-France, Tromelin Island

Not a wasp but a fly miming wasps. Syrphidae family, most probably

12 4 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by TizEnköpings kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden

About 10 mm Hoverfly. Probably a common species.

0 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by DoryreedEngland, United Kingdom

Black & yellow fly that mimics wasps.

0 0 Footballer Hover Fly

Footballer Hover Fly

by RikMartinNorth Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

This hoverfly is sometimes called 'The Footballer' due to its stripy thorax

0 0 a type of hover fly

a type of hover fly

by maksym.bedynskiCherwell District, England, United Kingdom

a fly that looks and acts like a bee! it often visits flowers.

5 0 The Footballer Hoverfly

The Footballer Hoverfly

by AlphaZeroOneTonbridge and Malling, England, United Kingdom

This hoverfly is sometimes called 'The Footballer' due to it's stripy thorax. ...

3 2 Sun fly

Sun fly

by arne.royslandOslo, Oslo, Norway

It has black and yellow longitudinal stripes on the upper surface of its thorax.

3 7 Swamp-lover hoverfly

Swamp-lover hoverfly

by Marta RubioTexeiraOud-Heverlee, Vlaanderen, Belgium

-, "hang"). Like other members of the genus

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