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Marmalade hoverfly, Heesch, Netherlands On Epilobium ciliatum, in our backyard.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97348/fringed_willowherb_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Fringed Willowherb, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/97348_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=QmCZDFNXbafgD3Eh00%2FyB7%2FG2gI%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Fringed Willowherb, Heesch, Netherlands From our garden. This plant has overtaken a section of our garden that used to have Lavandula. We didn&#039;t plant it, it just happened. It&#039;s a very tall plant (1-1.5m) with tiny flowers.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97349/small_hoverfly_on_fringed_willowherb_heesch_netherlands.html Epilobium ciliatum,Europe,Fringed Willowherb,Heesch,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure> Episyrphus balteatus,Europe,Heesch,Marmalade hoverfly,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge

Marmalade hoverfly, Heesch, Netherlands

On Epilobium ciliatum, in our backyard.

Fringed Willowherb, Heesch, Netherlands From our garden. This plant has overtaken a section of our garden that used to have Lavandula. We didn't plant it, it just happened. It's a very tall plant (1-1.5m) with tiny flowers.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97349/small_hoverfly_on_fringed_willowherb_heesch_netherlands.html Epilobium ciliatum,Europe,Fringed Willowherb,Heesch,Netherlands,World

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The Marmalade Hover Fly

"Episyrphus balteatus", sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia, and North Africa.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Aug 1, 2020. Captured Jun 20, 2020 16:36.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm