Hoverflies

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)
This is still proving a poor year for butterflies – except for a few Marbled Whites locally – but hoverflies are pretty much in evidence. They are useful pollinators, and many species have larvae that eat aphids.Syrphus ribesii, fHoverflyChrysotoxum cautum

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