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Hoverfly on hebe.

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By Kate123


Hoverfly on hebe.

Spotted this bright and colourful little chap on my newly planted hebe, yesterday afternoon.



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Small but perfectly formed! (both)..

12 Sep, 2021

 

Thank you, Ange! Appreciate your lovely feedback!

12 Sep, 2021

 

looks like is in the Tiger's strip, playing for the home team haha!

12 Sep, 2021

 

I was intrigued by this photo, Kate, looked up Hoverfly images and it seems this a Helophilus pendulus, sometimes known as the footballer due to the stripes.

Sbg, you are so right . .. :o))

12 Sep, 2021

 

Great photo Kate.

13 Sep, 2021

 

Hull is where Kate lives and the local football team are nicknamed the Tigers hence my comment. Yes that was the id i'd decided on.

13 Sep, 2021

 

Eileen - definitely appropriate isn’t it! Colours are spot on to match with the Hull City football strip - aka the Tigers!!!

13 Sep, 2021

 

Thank you, Shirley, that was very kind of you to do some research - I appreciate your effort! What a lovely name too - plus the footballer nickname, as Eileen said, it’s appropriate for my garden! ☺️👍

13 Sep, 2021

 

Thanks Linda!

13 Sep, 2021

 

Kate, I only looked because it's different to the 'usual' Hoverflies! Such striking markings.

14 Sep, 2021



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