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Hovering in the Wind

The 40 mile-per-hour howling wind didn't seem to bother the syrphid fly, aka hover fly and flower...

Syrphid fly nectaring on tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Syrphid fly nectaring on tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Syrphid sparkles in the early morning sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Syrphid sparkles in the early morning sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 9:30 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Echium wildpretii (19), flower fly (14), hover fly (21), Robert Bugg (5), syrphid (2), Syrphidae (8), tower of jewels (24)

Syrphids Back Again

Have you seen the little syrphid flies, aka flower flies and hover flies, hovering around the early...

Honing In

A SYRPHID FLY (problably from the Genus Toxomerus) heads toward a white ceanothus blossom near Tomales Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Glitter
Glitter

WINGS GLITTERING in the sun, a syrphid fly lands on a white ceanothus blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 8:16 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: flower fly (14), Robbin Thorp (282), Robert Bugg (5), syrphid fly (26), Syrphidae (8), Toxomerus (1)

Just Hovering

It's often mistaken for a honey bee. It's not a honey bee. It's a hover fly or flower fly. And...

Hover Fly

A hover fly or flower fly, Syrphus opinator, rests on a stem in the Storer Gardens, UC Davis. You'll be seeing more of these hover flies as the weather warms. This photo was taken Saturday, Jan. 24. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Head of Hover Fly

HEAD OF HOVER FLY--This close-up photo shows the head of the hover fly, Syrphus opinator. The insect is often mistaken for a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 2:44 PM

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