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A hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii) sitting on a green leaf, sunny day in springtime, Vienna (Austria)

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

Yellow and black hoverfly is sitting on a white flower.

A hoverfly climbs the diagonal of a camera bag

Aphid eating flies in the wild, North China

Episyrphus balteatus Hoverfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

macro photo of a bee, flying insect. a bee that produces honey.

Hover fly on a cornflower bud in a meadow in Stukeley Meadows Nature Reserve, Huntingdon

A beautiful fly syrphus torvus sits on the tip of a green leaf

Bumblebee on a yellow flower collects pollen, selective focus

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

Batesian wasp mimic foraging on a purple flower.

A macro shot of a hoverfly collecting pollen on pink flowers in a garden against a blurred background

Hover fly, (family Syrphidae), also called flower fly, or syrphid fly, any member of a family that contains about 6,000 species of insects in the fly order, Diptera. Their various common names refer to the behaviour of hovering around flowers. Hover flies, with their yellow markings, resemble wasps or bees but do not bite or sting.

Cornflower in an English country garden with a hover fly.

Drone fly Eristalis tenax insect in flight on a sunny day during Springtime season

A syrphe margined Calligrapher take a little bit of sun on a leave in autumn.

Hoverfly on a sea holly flower with copy space

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