Flower flies, Hover Fly or Syrphid fly, sixteen species of which this is one are often seen hovering around flowers. They eat nectar but also will eat aphids and are important in natural pest control. This is a blossom of soft pink, New Dawn climbing rose in my coastal Maine, Phippsburg garden
Flower flies, Hover Fly or Syrphid fly, sixteen species of which this is one are often seen hovering around flowers. They eat nectar but also will eat aphids and are important in natural pest control. This is a blossom of soft pink, New Dawn climbing rose in my coastal Maine, Phippsburg garden
Canon EOS 50D |
Original size: 4237x3168 |
Current: 800x598 |