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An Eristalis arbustorum hoverfly, spotted ...
The larvae live as commensals in nests of wasps of the genus Vespula. Like all ...
Juvenile Garden Spider with its prey - a Marmalade
. Adults are common visitors to flowers. The larvae feed on aphids.is a
Female Chrysotoxum octomaculatum. A
Small, orange and black with reddish tinted, large eyes that are close ...
A female Vagrant Hoverfly (Eupeodes ...
Merodon equestris is a European species of ...
A European type hover fly come to America? ...
Also known as a drone fly these insects are 10-12 mm and are significant ...
Black and yellow hoverfly, about 12 cm long ...
Sphaerophoria scripta is a European species ...
Sphaerophoria scripta is a European species ...
The Long hoverfly, Sphaerophoria scripta is ...
've learned this is not a bee mimic fly, but actually a species of
Myathropa florea (Hover flies, aka syrphids or flower flies) is a very common ...
Also known as the drone fly. It looks somewhat like a drone honey bee, and ...
nectar.
Scaeva selenitica is a
These hoverfly apparently mimics a bee, but ...
Myathropa florea is a very common European ...
Myathropa florea is a very common European ...