Laurent Geslin / Shining-faced drone fly / hover fly (Eristalis tenax) male feeding on garden flower, UK
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Laurent Geslin / Shining-faced drone fly / hover fly (Eristalis tenax) male on garden flower, ox-eye daisy, UK
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Kim Taylor / Drone / Hover Fly (Eristalis tenax) female against a white background. Surrey, UK, May.
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Stephen Dalton / Drone fly (Eristalis similis) in flight over summer bedding flowers, England, UK
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Stephen Dalton / Dronefly (Eristalis similis) taking off from Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) flower, UK
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Phil Savoie / Common dronefly (Eristalis tenax), feeding on Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May
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Nigel Cattlin / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax), a bee mimic, on leaf. England, UK.
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Heather Angel / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) nectaring on Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis), pollen on body. Surrey, England, UK. February.
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Heather Angel / Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax) nectaring on Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis). Surrey, England, UK.. February.
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Rod Williams / A mating pair of drone flies (Eristalis tenax), Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, England, June
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Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Eristalis horticola) feeding on field bindweed Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. August.
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Paul Bertner / Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax), Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, Costa Rica
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Will Watson / Side view of the Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum) on Ivy flower, The Weir Garden, Kenchester, Herefordshire, England, UK. November 2016.
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Will Watson / Tapered dronefly (Eristalis pertinax), female on Ivy flower (Helix hedera), Herefordshire Plateau, England, UK, November.
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Dave Bevan / European hoverfly (Eristalis pertinax) nectaring on a dahlia flower, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. September.
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Nick Upton / Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) nectaring on and flying around Saw-wort (Serratula tinctoria) flowers, with a Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) also landing briefly, Lower Woods Gloucestershire W...
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Nick Upton / Close up of a Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) nectaring on a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
Alex Hyde / Tapered drone fly (Eristalis pertinax) on Ivy (Hedera helix) flowers. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, November.
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Nick Upton / Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax) nectaring on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon) and Square spot dronefly (Eristalis nemorum) nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) and a Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax) nectaring from Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Brown argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly and Square spot drone fly (Eristalis interruptus) nectaring from Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, Au...
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Rod Williams / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) a Honey-bee mimic, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK June
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Nick Upton / Drone fly (Eristalis sp.) nectaring on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) on hillside once used as a dumping ground, cleared of scrub to improve habitat for bees and other pollinators for Buglife'...
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Rod Williams / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. June
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Pascal Pittorino / Band-eyed frone fly (Eristalinus taeniops) feeding on Euryops flower (Euryops pectinatus) in a garden. Provence, France, November
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Pascal Pittorino / Band-eyed Drone fly (Eristalinus taeniops) feeding on Euryops flower (Euryops pectinatus) in a garden. Provence, France, November
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Pascal Pittorino / Band-eyed Drone fly (Eristalinus taeniops) feeding on Euryops flower (Euryops pectinatus) in a garden. Provence, France, November
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Brent Stephenson / Male Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax) on a Variegated / Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) flower, Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.
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Alan Williams / Hoverfly (Eristalis pertinax) feeding on Bramble (Rubus fruticosus) flower at edge of woodland Cheshire, England, UK, July.
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Alex Hyde / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) feeding on Ivy flowers (Hedera helix). Surrey, UK. October.
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Georgette Douwma / Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax), close up of compound eyes. UK.
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MYN / Gil Wizen / Band-eyed drone fly (Eristalinus taeniops), Central Coastal Plain, Israel, June. Focus-stacked. meetyourneighbours.net project
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Stephen Dalton / Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum) pair in coutrship, Sussex, England, UK. August.
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Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Eristalis pertinax) on leaf, Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK, October.
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Alex Hyde / Hoverfly (Eristalis horticola) feeding on Devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk, UK, September.
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Alex Hyde / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) flowers. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, November.
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Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Eristalis pertinax) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, April
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Kim Taylor / Hoverfly / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) male hovering, searching for females. Surrey, England, April.
Stephen Dalton / Dronefly (Eristais tenax) showing curved tibia and bands of hairs on eyes charactersitic of this species, Sussex, England, UK, August.
Michael Durham / African hover / Band-eyed drone fly (Eristalinus taeniops) in flight, near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, November.
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Michael Durham / African hover / Band-eyed drone fly (Eristalinus taeniops) in flight, near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, November.
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Nick Upton / Two female Drone flies (Eristalis tenax) laying eggs in a damp hollow log at the margin of a pond, Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Laurent Geslin / Shining-faced drone fly / hover fly (Eristalis tenax) male feeding on garden flower, UK
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Michael Durham / Band-eyed Drone Fly (Eristalinus taeniops) flying near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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Rod Williams / Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) Lewisham, London, August
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Rod Williams / Drone Fly (Eristalis Tenax) feeding on nectar of Ivy flower, South London, UK, October
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Rod Williams / Drone fly (Eristalis Tenax) feeding on nectar of Ivy flower, South London, UK, October
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Rod Williams / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) on leaf South London, UK, October
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Laurent Geslin / Shining-faced drone fly / hover fly (Eristalis tenax) male feeding on garden flower, Switzerland, May
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Kim Taylor / Drone / Hover Fly (Eristalis tenax) female against a white background. Surrey, UK, May.
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Kim Taylor / Drone / Hover Fly (Eristalis tenax) female cleaning front legs, on a white background. Surrey, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Band-eyed Drone Fly (Eristalinus taeniops) feeding on Variegated Spurge (Euphorbia marginata) flowers. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Drone fly / Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax), heavily dusted with pollen, using its proboscis to feed on pollen from anthers of Ivy flowers (Hedera helix). Wiltshire garden, UK, September.
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Andy Sands / Drone Fly / Hover Fly (Eristalis tenax) resting on Michaelmas daisy. Hertfordshire, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Female Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum / interruptus) laying an egg while standing on a riverside Angelica (Angelica archangelica) flowerhead. Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Female Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum / interruptus) feeds on Ivy (Hedera helix) flower. Wiltshire garden, UK, June
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Nick Upton / Hoverfly / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) uses proboscis to take nectar from Ivy (Hedera helix) flower. Wiltshire garden, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Male Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum / interruptus) courts a female by hovering loudly above her as she feeds on an Angelica (Angelica archangelica) flowerhead. Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Male Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum / interruptus) courts a female by hovering loudly above her as she feeds on an Angelica (Angelica archangelica) flowerhead. Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) sun basking on leaf of Mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius "Aureus") Wiltshire garden, UK, June.
Nick Upton / Drone fly (Eristalis similis / pratorum) on bramble flower, Pyrenees, Spain
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Stephen Dalton / Hover fly / Drone fly (Eristalis sp) taking off from Knapweed flower, UK
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Stephen Dalton / ** Drone / Hover fly (Eristalis tenax) taking off from Betony (Stachys officinalis) UK
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Stephen Dalton / Drone / Hover fly {Eristalis tenax} feeding on ivy flower, Sussex, UK
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Nature Production / Hover /Drone fly {Eristalis tenax} feeding on Sunflower, Japan
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Kim Taylor / Hover / Drone fly {Eristalis tenax} taking off. Covered in pollen. UK.
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Shin Yoshino / Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) couple mating while flying, Saitama, Japan
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Kim Taylor / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) females hibernating in a sandstone cave, Surrey, England
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Kim Taylor / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) females hibernating in a sandstone cave, Surrey, England
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Premaphotos / Shining-faced drone fly, a hover fly (Eristalis tenax) male (right) and female feeding side by side without interacting, UK
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Premaphotos / Yellow-legged moustached icon male hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii) (bottom), Marmalade icon hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus) (top left) and Lesser drone fly (Eristalis arbustorum), UK
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Premaphotos / Drone / Hover flies (Eristalis arbustorum) (left) and (Eristalis pertinax) (right) on a chrysanthemum Court Jesters flower in a garden, UK
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Premaphotos / Square-spot drone fly, a hover fly (Eristalis nemorum) emitting a shrill whine with his wings as he hovers in courtship over a female, UK
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Premaphotos / Elegant drone fly, a hover fly (Eristalis horticola) female on Knapweed flower, UK
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Premaphotos / Shining-faced drone fly / hover fly (Eristalis tenax) male sitting on a garden flower and grooming its wing bases, UK
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Premaphotos / Elegant drone fly, a hover fly (Eristalis horticola) male on an Oak leaf, UK
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Premaphotos / Bumble bee drone fly, a hover fly (Eristalis intricarius) on a bramble flower, UK
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Premaphotos / Shining-faced drone fly / hover fly (Eristalis tenax) male on right) with the Honey bee (Apis mellifera) it mimics on the left, UK
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Premaphotos / Square-spot drone fly, a hover fly (Eristalis nemorum) male emitting a shrill whine with its wings as it hovers in courtship over a female, UK
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Premaphotos / Square-spot drone fly, a hover fly (Eristalis nemorum) emitting a shrill whine with his wings as he hovers in courtship over a female, UK
Premaphotos / Black drone fly, a hover fly (Eristalinus sepulchralis) mating pair on a Dandelion flower, UK
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Premaphotos / Yellow-footed drone fly, a hover fly (Eristalis pertinax) female on apple blossom, UK
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Espen Bergersen / Aerial view of Killer whale (Orcinus orca) pod entering frame swimming below water surface and leaving frame as gulls (Larus sp.) fly through frame, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, Norwegian Sea, November.
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Nick Upton / Shore hoverfly / Large spotty-eyed drone fly (Eristalinus aeneus) collecting pollen from Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowers, Trevose, Head, Cornwall, UK. April.
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Nick Upton / Shore hoverfly / Large spotty-eyed drone fly (Eristalinus aeneus) collecting pollen from Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowers, Trevose, Head, Cornwall, UK. April.
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Will Watson / Male Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) and Common copperback hoverfly (Ferdinandea cuprea) on Corn sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis) flower, Herefordshire, England, UK. September.
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Will Watson / Female Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) nectaring on Grey sallow (Salix cinerea) catkin, Herefordshire, England, UK. March.
