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

Aphid eating flies in the wild, North China

Syrphid fly foraging in a bright fuchsia colored flower

A marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on a white flower, sunny day in summer, Vienna (Austria)

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

Hoverfly perched on yellow flower in the garden. Example of mimicry between insects.

Macro view of a hoverfly approaching a flower

Hoverfly on a sea holly flower with copy space

Honey bee covered with yellow pollen drink nectar, pollinating pink flower. Inspirational natural floral spring or summer blooming garden or park background. Life of insects. Macro close up

A Yellow-shouldered drone fly gathers pollen from flowers in autumn in a botanical garden..

Honeybees busy collecting pollen from a Lily blossom in my garden. Close up view of one bee showing Eye, wings, antenna, legs and striped body.

Lapland syrphid fly (Eupeodes lapponicus) female buzzing in front of Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) flowers - Baden-Württemberg, Germany

A syrphe European drone fly visits a flower in the Laurentian forest in autumn.

A yellow flower with a bee on it. The flower is the main focus of the image

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

Cornflower wildflower macro with hoverfly

Macro of a hoverfly (syrphid fly) on a pink Zinnia blossom; save the bees pesticide free environmental protection concept

Blooming Moss Rose (Portulaca grandiflora)

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