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British insects, Episyrphus balteatus, Marmalade hoverfly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Yellow dung fly
During yesterday’s brief interlude of sunshine, when I was out searching for wildflowers, I happened across these three little mini-beasts – I’m sure there’d be a lot more out and about if we just had a little more of that precious sunshine.
The tiny critter above is a Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), and the two below are, I think, Yellow dung flies (Scathophaga stercoraria). I think I can safely say there will soon be more Yellow dung flies flitting around.
Yes, I have also seen yellow dung flies on Alexanders this year but not a mating pair.
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I guess these two were wanting to take advantage of the warm weather while it lasted … which wasn’t long.
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I usually have lots of Marmalade Hover here. I do like them a lot.
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Good news! They are lovely little creatures. 🙂
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