Whilst working in the potager today we spotted this creature
The next time we looked he'd found a mate...
To give some idea of scale, the pair were balanced on a string of rafia, 5mm wide..
Such tiny creatures but, as the photos demonstrate, so complex in form... Any ideas please?
2 comments:
Sphaerophoria scripta, one of my favourite little hoverflies. Very common and easy to ID - the male always has wings shorter than his abdomen.
Glad Susan confirmed this for me. I thought they were hover flies but I would never have got the full name for them! Have a great Sunday, Diane
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