Heather Angel / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on pollen on fallen Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) stamens. Surrey, England, UK. July.

Heather Angel / Marmalade hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus), two feeding on pollen of Dwarf formosa lily (Lilium formosanum var. pricei). Surrey, England, UK. July.

Heather Angel / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) in flight with pollen on feet, foraging on Sargents lily (Lilium sargentiae). Deposited pollen visible on stigma. Cultivated in garden, Surrey, England, UK. J...

Heather Angel / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on pollen on Stargazer lily (Lilium orientalis 'Stargazer') anther. Pollination occurs when pollen is transferred to next lily flower on hover...

Heather Angel / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on pollen on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) anther. Dolomites, Italy. June.

Heather Angel / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on Golden apple (Lilium carniolicum) pollen, transfers pollen on body to other flowers. In high grassland, Mount Vournos, northern Greece.

Heather Angel / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeds Meadow rue (Thalictrum sp) pollen. Body covered with pollen which will be transferred to next flower visited. Russian Caucasus. June.

Heather Angel / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on Caucasian lily (Lilium monadelphum) pollen. Pollen transferred to other flowers on legs and hairy body. Russian Caucasus, Georgia. June.

Heather Angel / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on Caucasian lily (Lilium monadelphum) pollen. Pollen transferred to other flowers via legs. Russian Caucasus, Georgia. June.

Rod Williams / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK.

Rod Williams / Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on creeping thistle Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, London, England, UK. September.

Nick Upton / Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvetris) nectaring on a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa), with a Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) hovering nearby, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvetris) nectaring on a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa), with a Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) landing briefly to feed on pollen next to it, Wiltshi...

Nick Upton / Slow motion close up of a Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) hovering around and feeding from a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa), Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on pollen from and hovering around a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on pollen from and hovering around a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa), Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of Marmalade hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding from a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower, before taking off, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion close up view of a Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja)landing to feed from a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower and displacing a Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), Wi...

Nick Upton / Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) perched in a Hawthorn tree (Crataegus sp.) with a Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) and another insect it has caught in its beak, Cornwall, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) landing to feeding on pollen from a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa), near a foraging female Gall fly (Terellia colon), Wilt...

Rod Williams / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, UK September

Nick Upton / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on a flowering Cabbage tree / Torquay palm (Cordyline australis) in a garden planted with flowers to attract pollinators, Watch Tower B&B, Dungeness,...

Pascal Pittorino / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on Chicory flower (Cichorium intybus) in an organic garden, Var, Provence, France, May

Stephen Dalton / Marmalade hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on fallen lily pollen, England, UK. August.

Rod Williams / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. May

Stephen Dalton / Marmalade hoverfly (Syrphus balteatus) male. Sussex, England, UK, September.

Stephen Dalton / Marmalade hoverfly (Syrphus balteatus) female, Sussex, England, UK, August.

Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on ox-eye daisy, Lewisham, London, England, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) hovering near a Lesser burdock flower (Arctium minus), Gloucestershire, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Marmalade Hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on Red campion flower (Silene dioica) in a pollen and nectar flower mix strip bordering a barley field, Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Kim Taylor / Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) alighting on plantain (Plantago sp) Surrey, England, July

Kim Taylor / Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) landing on plantain (Plantago sp) Surrey, England, July

Rod Williams / Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) Lewisham, London, July

Rod Williams / Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) Lewisham, London, July

Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on umbellifer, Lewisham, London,

Paul Harcourt Davies / Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on leaf .Podere Montecucco, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, July

Konrad Wothe / Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus) and Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri) pair in backgroun on flowers, Bavaria, Germany

Rod Williams / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) in flight, South London, UK, August

Rod Williams / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) sunning, South London, UK, August

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on Ivy flower (Hedera helix) in garden, with house in background, Wiltshire, England, UK, October . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on Ivy flower (Hedera helix) in garden, with house in background, Wiltshire, England, UK, October . Property released.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Hover fly {Episyrphus balteatus} feeding on nectar from Field rose (Rosa arvensis), Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Hover fly {Episyrphus balteatus} feeding on nectar from Field rose (Rosa arvensis), Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Hover fly {Episyrphus balteatus} feeding on nectar of Field rose (Rosa arvensis), Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June

Konrad Wothe / Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus) approaching Maiden's Tears (Silene vulgaris) flowers, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Stephen Dalton / Two Marmalade hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) on a Lily petal (Liliaceae), feeding on pollen dropped from anthers. UK, August.

Stephen Dalton / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on pollen from Lily (Liliaceae) anther. UK, August.

Stephen Dalton / Two Marmalade hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) on a Lily petal (Liliaceae), feeding on pollen dropped from anthers. UK, August.

Stephen Dalton / Marmalade hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on pollen from anthers of Lily flower (Liliaceae). UK, August.

Stephen Dalton / Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) hovering. UK

Nick Upton / Female Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) hovering near aphid infested rose bush where it is laying eggs, garden, Wiltshire, UK, spring

Nick Upton / Female Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) sun basking on a leaf, garden, Wiltshire, UK, spring

Nick Upton / Female Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) hovering near aphid infested rose bud before laying its eggs there, garden, Wiltshire, UK, spring

John Cancalosi / Hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on nectar from thistle blossom, UK

John Cancalosi / Hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on nectar from thistle blossom, UK

Simon Colmer / Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on Marguerite / Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) Dorset, UK

Kim Taylor / Migrant Marmalade hoverfly {Episyrphus balteatus} + Honey bee {Apis mellifora} on Thistle, UK.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Hoverfly {Episyrphus balteatus} feeding on garden flower, England

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Hoverfly {Episyrphus balteatus} on Spear thistle flower England

Kim Taylor / Hoverfly larva (Episyrphus balteus) feeding on aphids. UK

Konrad Wothe / Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus) collecting pollen from red poppy, Germany

Nigel Cattlin / Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding from the red flower of a long-headed poppy, (Papaver dubium), Berkshire, July

Konrad Wothe / Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus), Bavaria, Germany

Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) London, UK, June

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

Premaphotos / Yellow-legged moustached icon female hover fly (Syrphus ribesii) (left), Marmalade icon hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) (right), on Marigold flower in a garden, UK

Premaphotos / Marmalade icon hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) male alongside Micro moth (Anthophila fabriciana) on Marigold flower in a garden, UK

Premaphotos / Hover flies on Bramble flower: Marmalade icon hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus) in flight, Banded narrow icon hover fly (Meliscaeva cinctella) on right and Meadow tear hover fly (Melanostoma melinum) o...

Premaphotos / Marmalade icon hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus) males and females on Dandelion flower, UK

Premaphotos / Marmalade icon hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus) female flying to Dandelion flower, UK

Terry Whittaker / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeds on nectar from a Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), Greater Manchester, September.

Terry Whittaker / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeds on nectar from a Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), Greater Manchester, September.

Nick Upton / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) basking on leaf. Wiltshire, England, UK. April.

Nick Upton / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) in flight. Wiltshire, England, UK. April.

James Dunbar / Slow motion clip of a Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) hovering in flight, UK, April.

James Dunbar / Slow motion clip of a Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) in flight, April, UK

Nick Upton / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) hovering over a Greater periwinkle (Vinca major) flower in garden, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Will Watson / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), on Yew, Castlewellan Forest Park, County Down, Northern Ireland. September.

Nick Upton / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) using its proboscis to feed on pollen from a Field scabious flower (Knautia arvensis) anther, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.