Hoverfly mum

Lord Vetinari · October 19, 2012

I watched this hoverfly carefully checking and then laying an egg on the underside of a rhododendron leaf the other day. Then got a couple of shots after of it feeding on some sugar/honey syrup I'd painted on to some nearby camelia leaves before going back for some shots of the egg.
I think it's Syrphus torvus (the only Syrphus sp in the UK with hairy eyes).
I assume the egg is supposed to overwinter like that now.
Brian V.

DeVil · October 19, 2012

Great set, esp like #2

Lord Vetinari · October 20, 2012

DeVil wrote: »

Great set, esp like #2

Thanks Predrag

Wicked_Dark · October 20, 2012

How interesting that the egg overwinters. I always learn something with your posts. Hoverflies are so friendly, aren't they?

Lord Vetinari · October 21, 2012

Wicked_Dark wrote: »

How interesting that the egg overwinters. I always learn something with your posts. Hoverflies are so friendly, aren't they?

Thanks for the comments WD - yes they can be very friendly and certainly can't sting
Brian v.

Wicked_Dark · October 24, 2012

Nope, not stingers. Sometimes they hang out with me on my back deck. They hover over my arm, on the chair, then alight and have a rest. Always good company.

Lord Vetinari · October 25, 2012

Wicked_Dark wrote: »

Nope, not stingers. Sometimes they hang out with me on my back deck. They hover over my arm, on the chair, then alight and have a rest. Always good company.

Brian V.

GOLDENORFE · October 27, 2012

Very good find Brian, must say don't know much about hovers life cycle .

Lord Vetinari · October 28, 2012

GOLDENORFE wrote: »

Very good find Brian, must say don't know much about hovers life cycle .

Thanks Phil for the comments.

Brian v.

Hoverfly mum

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