Natural History Photographs


the Netherlands: spring 2009
Flies in March & April


Eristalis tenax Episyrphus balteatus
Amstelveen, 7 March 2009. Amstelveen, 7 March 2009.
Eristalis tenax
Amstelveen, 21 March 2009.
Feeding at Coltsfood (Tussilago farfara).

Pollenia spec.
Amstelveen, 21 March 2009.
Feeding at Willow catkins (Salix spec.).

Platycheirus
albimanus
 
Cheilosia pagana
Amstelveen, 22 March 2009.
Feeding at Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria).
Eudasyphora cf. cyanella
Amstelveen, 31 March 2009.

Musca autumnalis
Amstelveen, 31 March 2009. Feeding at Willow catkins (Salix spec.).

Syrphus spec.
Amstelveen, 1 April 2009.
Male feeding at Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria).

Cyzenis albicans
Amstelveen, 1 April 2009.

Bombylius major
Amsterdamse bos, 3 April 2009.
top row, feeding at Willow catkins (Salix spec.)
bottom left, feeding at Sloe (Prunus spinosa).
Cynomyia mortuorum Eristalis intricaria
Amstelveen, 13 April 2009.
Epistrophe eligans
Amstelveen, 13 April 2009.
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia cf. errans Phorocera assimilis
Amsterdamse bos, 13 April 2009.
Argyra spec. Musca autumnalis Helophilus pendulus
Amstelveen, 18 April 2009.
Leucophora spec.
Amstelveen, 18 April 2009.
Epistrophe eligans Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Amstelveen, 18 April 2009. Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen,
19 April 2009.
Scaeva selenitica
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen,
19 April 2009.
Gonia spec.
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, 19 April 2009.
Cheilosia semifasciata
Amstelveen, 21 April 2009.
Bellardia spec.
Amstelveen, 25 April 2009.
Fannia lustrator
Amstelveen, 27 April 2009. Left, male; right, female.
Calliphora vicina Azelia spec. Helophilus pendulus
Amstelveen, 27 April 2009.
Pipizella spec. Chrysogaster spec. Anasimyia transfuga
Amstelveen, 29 April 2009.
Euleia heraclei
Amstelveen, 27 April 2009.
Chalcosyrphus nemorum
Amstelveen, 30 April 2009.