Chrysotoxum female gathering nectar of a nothern globe-thistle in a meadow. Diois, France.
Chrysotoxum female gathering nectar of a nothern globe-thistle in a meadow. Diois, France.
A hoverfly (Scaeva selenitica) female gathering nectar of a common chicory flower in marl. Diois, France.
A hoverfly (Scaeva selenitica) female gathering nectar of a St John's wort flower in marl. Diois, Drome, France.
A female hoverfly resting on a tomato plant in my garden. A species that is particularly welcome because adults are pollinators and larvae are aphidophagous and therefore eat aphids.
A female hoverfly resting on a tomato plant in my garden. A species that is particularly welcome because adults are pollinators and larvae are aphidophagous and therefore eat aphids.
Footballer Hoverfly female resting on a buttercup leaf in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Footballer Hoverfly female resting on a buttercup leaf in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Footballer Hoverfly female resting on a buttercup leaf in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
A tiny male hoverfly gathering nectar of a tiny chickweed flower in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
A Long Hoverfly male cleans his legs on a leaf in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
A little ray of sunshine and the first hoverflies appear, here a Marmalade Hoverfly female. Limousin, France.
Volucella inanis, a large hoverfly female, gathering nectar of Hemp-agrimony flowers. in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Xanthogramma pedissequum male resting on a blade of grass in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Xanthogramma pedissequum male resting on a blade of grass in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.
Hornet Mimic Hoverfly female gathering nectar of zinnia flower in my garden. Limousin, France.
Hornet Mimic Hoverfly female gathering nectar of zinnia flower in my garden. Limousin, France.