« Crab Spider with Hoverfly | Main | Red Kite over Broad Street, Reading »
Thursday
05Nov2009

Hoverfly on Hogweed

DateThursday, November 5, 2009 at 9:54AM

When I first saw this, I thought that it must be a bee, but when I got home and looked it up, it turned out to be a hoverfly: Cheilosia illustrata (family Syrphidae, order Diptera).  The flowers it is feeding on are hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium).

Photos taken in Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-06-19.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
in ,

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
All HTML will be escaped. Hyperlinks will be created for URLs automatically.