Marmalade flies,  Episyrphus balteatus , are the most common British hoverfly, and can be seen year round as they are able to overwinter a...

Here, a female Myathropa florea basks on a leaf over the wildife garden pond, which is now almost dry. Although batman hoverfly is not its...

This afternoon, I joined James Gilbert and Robert Jaques to search for hoverflies, bees and other insects in the woodland area at the Univ...

Today it was a summery, hot day, with a light breeze, ideal for insect watching. Somehow, I managed a few decent in flight shots, which us...

At the higth of summer, I occasionally see this stunning hoverfly, the easy to recognise Scaeva pyrastri . I am going to follow NatureSpot...

 I found this large, colourful hoverfly feeding on Yarrow ( Achilea millefolium ) in the garden this evening. It is a male  Volucella inan...

This is the striking, and relatively common hoverfly, Volucella pellucens . Yesterday afternoon I watched this female feeding on dogwood b...

The photo above shows a dense colony of Elder aphids, Aphis sambuci , many individuals of different ages feeding close together. They are...

Footballer hoverflies are commonly seen near water: ditches, ponds and drains, their genus name Helophilus , actually means 'lover of...

The late flowers of the ivy are a bug magnet in the autumn, when other sources of nectar are scarce. I have posted before on  ivy fest ...

Surely, this is not an accepted English name for this common and widespread hoverfly, but the reason that this species is easy to identify...

Occasionally, I wonder if this blog can be long lasting, given the subject is my garden invertebrates. Can I regularly find something worth...

While in the wildlife garden a couple of days ago, I noticed a large boldly marked hoverfly male hovering by the pond. I managed just a c...

From mid April up to October, you might come across this handsome hoverfly resting on leaves or feeding on flowers either close or away f...

I stopped by the comfrey patch this morning. The comfrey has now been in blossom for a good month. A Small White butterfly was f...