Chrysotoxum Cautum (Harris, 1776 Wing length 10-13mm
April to September with a peak in late May and June.
Habitat…In sunny Grassland areas, especially near wood or scrubby areas.
Widespread in southern England and south Wales.
A large and attractively marked hoverfly, with an abdominal pattern similar to other Chrysotoxum species.
The larvae are thought to feed on root aphids. Adults are usually found on the edges of woodland or scrub or along hedgerows where they nectar on a wide range of flowers. Including white umbellifers, Allium ursinum, Caltha, Cornus, Crataegus, Euphorbia, Rubus, etc.
Most of the images below are of the female except for the first image