Hoverflies
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Hoverflies
I confess to being something of a fan of hoverflies! Flies are not everyones cup of tea I know but hoverflies are worthy of attention, indeed worthy of admiration. Some mimic wasps, others bees, and can look quite dangerous but they are quite harmless. Some do not look like wasps or bees but are still quite attractive to look at (if you like flies). Hoverflies have amazing flying skills and can go from 0 to gone in a fraction of a second and they can, as their name implies, play helicopters and hover almost motionless in space. Many have interesting life cycles, the larvae of some eat garden pests, they are good pollinators of our crops; what is there not to like about hoverflies?
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Displaying 1 - 34 of 34| Species featured in this book | Scientific Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Hoverfly (M scalare) | Melanostoma scalare | Hoverfly: Melanostoma scalare |
| Hoverfly (P albimanus) | Platycheirus albimanus | Hoverfly: Platycheirus albimanus |
| Hoverfly (P scutatus) | Platycheirus scutatus | Hoverfly: Platycheirus scutatus |
| Hoverfly (P granditarsa) | Platycheirus granditarsus | Hoverfly: Platycheirus granditarsus |
| Hoverfly (C bicinctum) | Chrysotoxum bicinctum | Hoverfly: Chrysotoxum bicinctum |
| Hoverfly (X pedissequum) | Xanthogramma pedissequum | Hoverfly: Xanthogramma pedissequum |
| Hoverfly (S scripta) | Sphaerophoria scripta | Hoverfly: Sphaerophoria scripta |
| Hoverfly (L lucorum) | Leucozona lucorum | Hoverfly: Leucozona lucorum |
| Hoverfly (L glaucia) | Leucozona glaucia | Hoverfly: Leucozona glaucia |
| Hoverfly (L laternaria) | Leucozona laternaria | Hoverfly: Leucozona laternaria |
| Hoverfly (S pyrastri) | Scaeva Pyrastri | Hoverfly: Scaeva Pyrastri |
| Hoverfly (E luniger) | Eupeodes luniger | Hoverfly: Eupeodes luniger |
| Hoverfly (E corollae) | Eupeodes corollae | Hoverfly: Eupeodes corollae |
| Hoverfly (M cinctella) | Meliscaeva cinctella | Hoverfly: Meliscaeva cinctella |
| Hoverfly (M auricollis) | Meliscaeva auricollis | Hoverfly: Meliscaeva auricollis |
| Hoverfly (E balteatus) | Episyrphus balteatus | Hoverfly: Episyrphus balteatus |
| Hoverfly (E nitidicollis) | Epistrophe nitidicollis | Hoverfly: Epistrophe nitidicollis |
| Hoverfly (E grossulariae) | Epistrophe grossulariae | Hoverfly: Epistrophe grossulariae |
| Hoverfly (P vittiger) | Parasyrphus vittiger | Hoverfly: Parasyrphus vittiger |
| Hoverfly (S ribesii/vitripennis) | Syrphus species | Hoverfly: Syrphus species |
| Hoverfly (R campestris) | Rhingia campestris | Hoverfly: Rhingia campestris |
| Hoverfly (E pertinax) | Eristalis pertinax | Hoverfly: Eristalis pertinax |
| Hoverfly (E arbustorum) | Eristalis arbustorum | Hoverfly: Eristalis arbustorum |
| Hoverfly (E nemorum) | Eristalis nemorum | Hoverfly: Eristalis nemorum |
| Hoverfly (E tenax) | Eristalis tenax | Eristalis tenax, the drone fly |
| Hoverfly (M florea) | Myathropa florea | Hoverfly: Myathropa florea |
| Hoverfly (H pendulus) | Helophilus pendulus | Hoverfly: Helophilus pendulus |
| Hoverfly (H hybridus) | Helophilus hybridus | Hoverfly: Helophilus hybridus |
| Hoverfly (M equestris) | Merodon equestris | Hoverfly: Merodon equestris |
| Hoverfly (S silentis) | Sericomyia silentis | Hoverfly: Sericomyia silentis |
| Hoverfly (V bombylans) | Volucella bombylans | Hoverfly: Volucella bombylans |
| Hoverfly (V pellucens) | Volucella pellucens | Hoverfly: Volucella pellucens |
| Hoverfly (V zonaria) | Volucella zonaria | Hoverfly: Volucella zonaria |
| Hoverfly (X sylvarum) | Xylota sylvarum | Hoverfly: Xylota sylvarum |
This book is made up of the segments listed below. Click the segment title for information about specie within that segment.
| Segment | Description |
|---|---|
| Hover flies |
Hoverflies are the largest group of flies. Many are colourful and mimic wasps and bees, others less so. Quite harmless and very variable. |
