Hoverfly on Bright Yellow Daisy by Kaye Menner Youth T-Shirt

My macro photograph of a hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae) with red eyes, a striped body of black orange and yellow, sitting on and/or pollinating a bright yellow daisy in my neighbor's garden.
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[Wikipedia]
Eupeodes corollae is a very common European species of hoverfly. Adults are 6–11 millimetres (0.24–0.43 in) in body length. Males and females have different marking on the abdomen; males have square commas on tergites 3 and 4, whereas females have narrow commas. Larvae feed on aphids. This species has been used experimentally in glasshouses as a method of aphid control, and to control scale insects and aphids in fruit plantations. They were found to be partial to the fruit, eating more fruit than aphids.

E. corollae is found across Europe, North Africa and Asia. Adults are often migratory.

Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies, or syrphid flies, make up the insect family...

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