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

Extreme close up of a Hoverfly on a grass stem.

A fat hoverfly sits on a blade of grass outdoors. Lots of grass in the background. The hair on the hoverfly is clearly visible.

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

Eastern calligrapher fly (Toxomerus geminatus) on Norway maple (Acer platanoides) flowers in springtime.

Cornflower wildflower macro with hoverfly

Aphid eating flies in the wild, North China

A Syrphus Eastern Calligrapher forages on flower in summer.

Sphaerophoria scripta Long Hoverfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

A fly is flying in the air above a yellow flower. The image has a sense of freedom and lightness, as the fly is soaring through the air with ease

summer day: single hoverfly on top of a japanese maple leaf.

Selective focus on Eastern Calligrapher syrphid fly head, Toxomerus Geminatus

A close-up image of a black and yellow honey bee busy working to harvest nectar from beautiful purple and pink Aster wildflowers in a meadow environment in British Columbia, Canada.

A single yellow coreopsis with a hoverfly.

Macro photograph of a Hover Fly sitting on a leaf

Box-head hoverfly on yellow goose flower. The location is a wild flower field in the Haarlemmermeer, very close to the Amsterdam airport.

Hoverfly, syrphidae, on a leaf at the Donnelly Preserve in South Windsor, Connecticut.

Hoverfly on a sea holly flower with copy space

Hoverfly on top of a Silene coronaria flower head.

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