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Meadow on the edge of deciduous woodland.
Meadow on the edge of beech forest.
Mountain meadow (altitude 2000 m.)
Female Graphomya maculata
Male Sphaerophoria scripta
Chequered hoverfly on mullein flower.
Stiletto fly (Therevidae)
Female Terellia longicauda feeding on thistle. Body length about 5 mm.
Parasitic fly of the family Tachinidae.
On thistle on the edge of deciduous forest.
Meadow in Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki (Greece).
Robber fly (maybe Machimus chrysitis) with prey (probably caterpillar).
A femal hoverfly of the species Eristalis arbustorum (Family: Syrphidae).
Female Chrysotoxum octomaculatum. A European hoverfly that imitates wasp.
1st photo: A male Eristalis arbustorum flying, approaching a female resting on ...
Male bee-fly (Villa modesta). Wings with narrow brown front margin.
Tiny to medium-sized flies, usually metallic green known as 'dollies' by ...
Garden of a house in a small mountain village.
Female Scaeva dignota visiting St. John's wort (Hypericum sp.)
F. aurea or F. cuprea. Very difficult to id at species level from photos. ...
Tachina foraging on daffodil garlic (Alium neapolitanum).
A species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae that occurs in most of Europe and in ...
A genus with immense number of species. As typical for this family, it is ...
Eupeodes corollae on mullein (Verbascum sp.) flower. This Hoverfly bears a ...
Pangonius is a genus within the horse-fly family (Tabanidae), often misspelled ...
Tiny brown bodied and hairy satellite fly of the genus Leucophora (family ...
Hemipenthes morio is a bee fly (family Bombyliidae). The name of the genus ...
Female drone fly on mullein leaf. The females’ eyes are clearly separated while ...
Myathropa florea is a very common European and North African species of ...
Myathropa florea is a very common European and North African species of ...
Male Syrphus vitripennis or Syrphus ribesii. It is very difficult to ...
This is a hornet mimic and is one of largest and most spectacular hoverflies ...
Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively ...
A female drone fly foraging almond (prunus dulcis) flowers. The females’ eyes ...
This is a hornet mimic and is one of largest and most spectacular hoverflies ...
A male Scaeva selenitica flying and visiting Scorzonera mollis flowers.
Myathropa florea is a very common European and North African species of ...
Male (photos 1-5) and female (6th photo) drone fly.
A Scaeva selenitica (hoverfly) visiting plants in pots in the balcony garden of ...
