Marmalade Hoverfly

Taken 16th July 2006. The two on the left are male, one on the right female. The female has a large black triangular mark on the last tail segment.

by wallaby1 Jun 6, 2007 6:16 PM

Taken on 4th August 2006, feasting on lily nectar. Their bodies are quite flat.

by wallaby1 Jun 6, 2007 8:58 PM

Resting on a lotus leaf in my garden in SW France. September 2007.

by philomel Sep 23, 2007 7:23 PM

A very early female on Crocus, 26th January 2008..

by bonitin Dec 2, 2008 11:06 AM

a male on a Heracleum flower; 24th July 2006, Gent, Belgium

by bonitin Dec 2, 2008 11:12 AM

close-up of the male's head..

by bonitin Dec 2, 2008 11:15 AM

On Knapweed flower in Perthshire, Scotland. Mid August.

by DMersh Aug 20, 2012 2:39 PM

Perthshire, Scotland, mid August

by DMersh Aug 20, 2012 2:43 PM