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Helophilus Pendulus (Linnaeus, 1758) Wing length 8.5 mm to 11.25 mm
Flight Season… April to November.
A common and widespread hoverfly which can be found in a wide range of habitats. This species visits a wide range of flowers throughout Britain as far north as the Shetland Isles.
Larvae have been found in farmyard drains, very wet manure and very wet old sawdust. Adults can be seen in numbers around muddy puddles, ditches and on the edges of ponds. They also favour sunny sheltered vegetation, often seen resting on leaves where you can sometimes hear them making a buzzing sound. This hoverfly is also found frequently visiting a wide range of flowers.
The body pattern is very similar in both sexes, most hoverflies are easy to sex by the spacing at the top of the eyes, (females have a larger space between eyes) not the case of this species; however the body pattern is slightly different.
In the images below, you will see both sexes; note the male has fewer black markings on segments T2 and T3
Read MoreFlight Season… April to November.
A common and widespread hoverfly which can be found in a wide range of habitats. This species visits a wide range of flowers throughout Britain as far north as the Shetland Isles.
Larvae have been found in farmyard drains, very wet manure and very wet old sawdust. Adults can be seen in numbers around muddy puddles, ditches and on the edges of ponds. They also favour sunny sheltered vegetation, often seen resting on leaves where you can sometimes hear them making a buzzing sound. This hoverfly is also found frequently visiting a wide range of flowers.
The body pattern is very similar in both sexes, most hoverflies are easy to sex by the spacing at the top of the eyes, (females have a larger space between eyes) not the case of this species; however the body pattern is slightly different.
In the images below, you will see both sexes; note the male has fewer black markings on segments T2 and T3
