HoverflySpotterM.D
@hoverflyspotter.bsky.social
Naturalist, Environmental Biologist and Data Analyst specialising in hoverflies. Trustee of the British Naturalist Association & recipient of the Richard Fitter medal.
My site https://hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com is about Hoverflies & Nature's Joy.
My site https://hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com is about Hoverflies & Nature's Joy.
Lovely bit of art
January 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Lovely bit of art
Thank you. I have found another hoverfly on the painting Still life with Bird’s nest - Jan Van Huysum 1718 - i think its the Narcissus Bulb Hoverfly (Merodon equestris) which came over to the UK through the bulb importation trade first recorded 1869 by G.H.Verrall
January 16, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Thank you. I have found another hoverfly on the painting Still life with Bird’s nest - Jan Van Huysum 1718 - i think its the Narcissus Bulb Hoverfly (Merodon equestris) which came over to the UK through the bulb importation trade first recorded 1869 by G.H.Verrall
It certainly looks like a hoverfly and if it is then it is most likely a marmalade as there is nothing else on the continent that it could be. But there isn't really enough detail to be certain. Any ideas where this painting was created?
January 16, 2026 at 10:20 AM
It certainly looks like a hoverfly and if it is then it is most likely a marmalade as there is nothing else on the continent that it could be. But there isn't really enough detail to be certain. Any ideas where this painting was created?
That is amazing, you keep finding these hoverflies within paintings and books. Thank you. It certainly looks like White-clubbed Glasswing (Scaeva pyrastri) i will investigate further.
January 15, 2026 at 10:10 AM
That is amazing, you keep finding these hoverflies within paintings and books. Thank you. It certainly looks like White-clubbed Glasswing (Scaeva pyrastri) i will investigate further.
🪰challenge being can you find anything with a hoverfly in it please
January 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
🪰challenge being can you find anything with a hoverfly in it please
Looks like it was a super day. Nice list of plants
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Looks like it was a super day. Nice list of plants