Dark-winged Wrinklehead (Chrysogaster solstitialis) is a common hoverfly in the UK. The adults feed mostly on umbellifers. In common with other Chrysogaster species, the larvae are aquatic and live in mud and decaying vegetation beside streams and ponds. The eyes meeting at the top of the head indicate that this one is a male.

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Another hoverfly of the genus Syrphus. I think hoverflies are my favourite insect group. The eyes don't meet at the top of the head, indicating that this one is a female. Identification to species level in this genus is usually not possible from a photograph, but is most likely one of S. ribesii, S. vitripennis or S. torvus.

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'Dinge die mit "Y" beginnen oder so aussehen ...' #FotoVorschlag

erst war ich ja sofort bei der gespinstmotte der gattung Yponomeuta, aber die hatte ich letztes jahr schon bei diesem fotovorschlag, siehe suche nach "yponomeuta from:@b_age" darum diesmal etwas das so aussieht wie ein Y statt damit anzufangen: die hinterbeine der

Sumpfschwebfliege
Gattung Helophilus
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwebfliegen

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A tiny bee (a hoverfly) on a yellow flower🥰

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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

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A research paper on visitation rates to flowers on farms revealed this worrying fact:

‘The visiting activity of other pollinators (excluding bumblebees/honey #bees) was too low to detect general trends within and between years.’
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