Bee aware that Eristalis pertinax is not a bee, it’s a hoverfly – also known as a drone-fly.

Posted on May 12, 2013 By Michael Griffiths

Sunrise 05.18 am Sunset: 08.54 pm

Eristalis pertinax is a European hoverfly. Like Eristalis tenax, the larva of E. pertinax is a rat-tailed maggot and lives in drainage ditches, pools around manure piles, sewage, and similar places containing water badly polluted with organic matter.

Category: Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve Tags: Canon 500D DSLR camera., Canon EFS 60 mm f2.8 macro lens, Eristalis pertinax, Macro photography, nature, Nature Photography., Photography, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography

3 Comments on “Bee aware that Eristalis pertinax is not a bee, it’s a hoverfly – also known as a drone-fly.”

theforagingphotographer
May 12, 2013

Oh I wish I’d had your macro kit when I was photographing my nymph! Stunning.

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- mike585
  May 12, 2013
  
  Your nymph images are very good, Lucy.
  
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Alex Jones
June 19, 2013

I have seen and photographed one of these last year I think.

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