Tag Archives: Syrphid Fly

08.20.2022 Syrphid Saturday

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Don’t I wish that Syrphid Saturday could become an ongoing series. That would take some doing as, although there are over 900 Syrphid species in the U.S., as of yet I’ve only seen a handful in the yard and elsewhere. … Continue reading →

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08.04.2022 If You Like Hover Flies

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Steve Gingold

It’s almost 100° in the shade this afternoon but I try to get out in the yard every day and insects are quite active in the hot sun.  I saw a lot of cool wasps and when I wandered into … Continue reading →

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06.18.2022 Stained Glass WIngs

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Among the many reasons we encourage wildflowers in the yard are the insects.  And among the reasons we encourage Daisy Fleabanes are the various species of Syrphid or Hoverflies they attract. And among the many reasons I like to see … Continue reading →

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07.28.2021 A favorite visitor-Eastern Calligrapher

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Do you have a favorite fly?  How about a favorite Hoverfly? This is mine.  These are tiny pollinators that do indeed hover.  They can fly backwards, maybe other flies do also, and their wings often iridesce. There is just a … Continue reading →

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08.01.2020 Well, I went and Katydid it

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Steve Gingold

What I went and did was acquire a twin flash unit which is semi-permanently attached to my 40D and 100 macro.  At 1/250 sec I can actually hold still long enough to capture a sharp image.  Shooting in the yard … Continue reading →

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07.25.2019 Nectaring Hoverfly After a Day of Rain

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Steve Gingold

This little Hover Fly or Syrphid Fly (Allograpta obliqua-Common Oblique Syrphid) aka Flower Fly was having a nice nectar dinner next to our driveway Wednesday afternoon. A little more intimate than the shot I shared the other day. What a … Continue reading →

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07.17.2019 Downy False-foxglove

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Steve Gingold

One of the Quabbin Park wildflowers I look forward to every year is this lovely spike-Aureolaria virginica. Most of the time I spent with these flowers I shared with bumblebees and the little Syrphids aka hover flies-possibly Toxomerus sp. Most … Continue reading →

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11.17.2014 The Fleabane and the Fly

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Steve Gingold

Yesterday Steve Scwartzman posted a Hover Fly image and suggested I post one that I mentioned in comment.  This is an oldie, from 2008, that I made along my driveway. Hover, Flower or Syrphid Fly (Toxomerus marginatus) on a Daisy or … Continue reading →

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