Macro photo of a lemon shuttle fly sucking nectar from a flower.
This image stands out for its bright colors, making it an eye-catcher in your interior.
This 12 to 18 millimeter long species is somewhat similar to the 'common' pendulum hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus), but grows larger, has larger and lighter yellow spots on the abdomen and the abdomen is also more elongated in shape. The spots on the abdomen also differ slightly; those on the third abdominal segment are whiter and touch, in the pendulous hoverfly there are also two orange spots on the abdomen and the transverse stripes on the third segment touch. Both species have a lengthwise striped thorax. In the Netherlands and Belgium the 'common' hoverfly is more common. The lemon shuttle hoverfly looks somewhat like a wasp, but lacks a waist, has two wings instead of four and more round eyes instead of elongated ones. In most hoverflies, sex differentiation is easy because of the eyes, which are opposite in males, apart in females. In this species this is not the case, however, a male has a slightly narrower abdomen. (wikipedia)
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