hoverflies
![Pellucid Fly [Volucella pellucens]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/IMG_8493_60D_BansteadDowns_04Aug2021.jpg "Pellucid Fly [Volucella pellucens]")
Pellucid Fly [Volucella pellucens]
Female on Buddleja sp. - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021
![Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella zonaria]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG7_4048_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Aug2021.jpg "Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella zonaria]")
Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella zonaria]
Male on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021
![Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella zonaria]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_2912_EOS-1D_TheDowns_03Aug2025.jpg "Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella zonaria]")
Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella zonaria]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2025