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dragonfly landed on field closeup a summer day
Hoverfly on camomille.Please see more similar pictures of my Portfolio.Thank you!
. Shallow depth of field. nature background. Hover fly feeding on a flower
Field characters: 66-84mm, abdomen: 50-61mm, Hw: 45-52mm.\nBlue Emperor is presently a common species, which is only absent from parts of the northern provinces of Groningen and Friesland. It is found at most larger bodies of standing water. Compared to the pre-1990 period, the species has increased strongly. So is with other dragonflies, Blue Emperor has benefit of the gradual warming in the last decades.\n\nThe largest Aeshnid in most of our area and common Species in the Netherlands..
Close-up photograph captures a hoverfly perched on a vibrant wildflower. The hoverfly, with its characteristic large red compound eyes and translucent wings, is seen from the front, engaged in feeding on the nectar. The flower has delicate, spiky, light purple petals with white tips, set against a blurred green background that enhances the subject's prominence. The image highlights the intricate details of both the insect and the flower, showcasing the beauty of nature's small wonders.
A long hoverfly, rests in late afternoon light in early fall in the boreal forest.
A   Large metallic damselfly with fluttering, butterfly-like wings resting in foliage
Bicoloured Striped Sweat Bee
A fly on small yellow flowers. Macro.
Green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) on flowering plant
Hornet on Aster,Eifel,Germany.\nPlease see more than 1000 insect pictures of my Portfolio.\nThank you!
A macro shot of a female hoverfly Volucella pellucens seen nectaring on a thistle flower in late summer.
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Dragonfly, Gompha vulgaris Gomphus vulgatissimus on the plant by lake morning sunlight in summer.
A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight
The thick-legged hover fly feeding on plant pollen.  This fly gets its name from its large back legs.
Leptura quadrifasciata, the spotted longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nAdult beetles are 11–20 mm long, black with four more or less continuous transverse yellow bands. In extreme cases the elytra may be almost entirely black. It is found throughout the Northern and Central Palaearctic region. \nLarvae make meandering galleries in various trees, including oak, beech, birch, willow, alder, elder and spruce. The life cycle lasts two or three years.\nThe adults are very common flower-visitors, especially Apiaceae species, feeding on pollen and the nectar (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands on the described Habitats.
Episyrphus balteatus sur plante sauvage.
A syrphe margined Calligrapher take a little bit of sun on a leave in autumn.
Yellow dragonflies are on the flowers in nature.
Close-up of a hoverfly (Syrphidae) sitting on a blossom of a common chicory (Cichorium intybus) in the sun
A grasshopper clinging to a grain stalk with extremely shallow DOF.
Blue dragonfly on a plant stem in green grass.
Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower
different insects in the nature
Hover fly on a cornflower bud in a meadow in Stukeley Meadows Nature Reserve,  Huntingdon
Long hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta
The pale blue males, showing off their white legs to each other, are a familiar sight along rivers and calm streams in large parts of Europe. \nField characteristics: Tot 35-37mm, Ab 27-31mm, Hw 19-23mm.\nDistribution: occurs in a great part of Europe, but are absent in northern England, Ireland and northern Scandinavia.\nHabitat: Characteristic of floodplains, dominant on oxbows, rivers and open stretches of streams. Also lakes and a wide range of man-made habitats.\nFlight Season: From the start of May to the end of September.\n\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.
Macro of a pellucid fly on a seven son flower
A sharp-tailed Leafcutter Bee, Coelioxys, gathers pollen from a  flower in autumn in the Laurentian forest.
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