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Male Hoverfly Feeding on White and Yellow Flowers in a UK Summer Garden

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly of the Syrphidae family.

Episyrphus balteatus Hoverfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Macro of a Pajama hoverfly on a flower bud

Hoverfly resting on the grass, taken at shimizu japan

Episyrphus balteatus sitting on a green leaf

$Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs specifically Detritivores [1] eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores, preying on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.\n\nInsects such as aphids are considered crop pests, and therefore the aphid-eating larvae of some hoverflies are economically and ecologically important. The larvae are potential agents for use in biological control; while the adults are pollinators.\n\nAbout 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hoverflies are harmless to most mammals, though many species are mimics of stinging wasps and bees, a mimicry which may serve to ward off predators.$

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Aphid eating flies in the wild, North China

Closeup on the marmelade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus sitting on a green leaf in the garden

Summer day: Single hover fly moving toward a blooming Sedum telephium flower head.

Extreme close up of a Hoverfly on a grass stem.

Batesian wasp mimic foraging on a purple flower.

Extreme close up macro color image depicting a species of hoverfly sitting on a lush green leaf outdoors. Focus is on its huge orange eyes, while the green foliage background is totally defocused. Room for copy space.

Hoverflies paused on the petals of a flower

A Syrphus Eastern Calligrapher forages on flower in summer.

Hoverfly on a sea holly flower with copy space

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