Hoverfly

Hoverfly (Allograpta obliqua) on Florida Native Plant Baccharis halimifolia
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Wasp hoverfly (Doros profuges)
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Marmalade Hoverfly - 10 points
This very common hoverfly is an orange marmalade colour with double bands on its abdomen. It breeds in the UK, but large numbers arrive from the Continent each summer.

Sometimes a seed manages to cling on to a hoverfly, but flies lack the hairs found in bees and bumblebees used to collect pollen. Yet there are plants depending on flies. One of the best known perhaps is the Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus).

See also: Spiny-Tailed Iguana, Iguana, Andean cat, Sea Lion, Moth