Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

Wonderful close-up Keith.

Cheers Jaap.........always appreciated.

Buddleyas are very attractive for butterflies too (I have been told, we don’t have them here, too hot and dry).
The green leaves make a jewellery case for the hoverfly, like extra wings

They are indeed Isabel............I have buddliea bushes in my garden which have recently started flowering. They are sometimes called the butterfly bush.............although I've hardly seen any butterflies in the garden so far this year.

Glad you like the photo............and thanks for commenting.

You caught both hoverfly and flowers in fabulous detail! I love buddleias and marvel how they often grow (obviously wild) alongside railway lines.

Thanks very much Gudrun..................glad you approve. I have 4 buddliea bushes in my garden which have recently started flowering. They are commonly seen alongside railway lines in England as well.

Shot on large and PiP, both glorious, Keith!

Glad you think so Andy...............ta very much :-)

What a pleasure to see these images, Keith

Looks like you have a pretty active garden Keith. You are truly a dab hand at the close-up photos.
Great job.

Cheers. Herb

Dit lijkt dezelffde vliegende insect als ik geschoten heb -mooi keith

Thanks Fred............glad you like it.

Fabulous! I love the detail Keith. Looks a little scary definitely

Thank you Jan..........I'm pleased you like it.

I first came across one of these in my garden about 4 years ago and at first I was convinced it was an actual Hornet............and steered well clear :-)) One of my photographer friends told me what it was though, which was reassuring. I like most insects, but didn't fancy having hornets around the garden. Since then, I've seen them around every year.

I am pleased it is harmless to humans Keith. Interesting how things evolve in nature for protection isn't it! There are so many types of winged insects. Another thing that we are learning all the time on Ipernity. Two superb pictures, and the buddleia looks pretty good as well.

I'm pleased you like these Rosa.........I really like hoverflies, and generally they cooperate well for photos. There was one of these in my garden again this morning (obviously I'm not sure whether it was the same one)!

Thank you as always for your kind and interesting comments.

Gorgeous flowers and an interesting insect make this a lovely picture!

Thank you very much Eunice..........always appreciated.

That’s a good one. Buddliea just flowering this week. Very few butterflies and hoverflies in the garden so far.

Thanks Colin. My buddliea are doing pretty well at the moment..........but the butterfly and hoverfly situation here is not much better.

Die Schwebfliege scheint sich auf dem Sommerflieder wohl zu fühlen. Sinnestäuschung funktioniert nicht nur in der Kunst, sondern auch in der Natur.
Zwei ausgezeichnete Nahaufnahmen mit wunderbaren Details!

Thank you Wilhelm............there's nearly always at least of of these around at this time of year!

Ich habe heute auch meine erste Schwebfliege entdeckt lieber Keith,deine Entdeckung hast du perfekt fotogrfaiert,schön hast den Fokus gesetzt,die Schebfliege macht sich richtig gut auf dieser Blüte :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))