Saturday 25 February 2012

Myathropa florea

Hoverfly, Myathropa florea, female, on Hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium, on the Orchid Bank at High Elms Country Park, 14 July 2011.
Hoverfly, Myathropa florea, female, on Hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium, on the Orchid Bank
at High Elms Country Park, 14 July 2011.
I saw these attractive hoverflies several times last year, from April right through to October. Their bright golden fur makes them stand out, and the bat-shaped outline on the thorax, which you can see in the second photo, is distinctive.

Hoverfly, Myathropa florea, female.  Kelsey Park, 8 August 2011.
Hoverfly, Myathropa florea, female.  Kelsey Park, 8 August 2011.

Hoverfly, Myathropa florea, male.  Farningham Wood,  2 October 2011.
Hoverfly, Myathropa florea, male.  Farningham Wood,  2 October 2011.

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