What are hoverflies?
They’re in the fly family – flies are insects with one pair of wings. There are lots of different species, some of them quite annoying, such as mosquitoes and houseflies. But the hoverfly is one of the prettier families of flies; they are colourful with yellow and black stripes to imitate bees and wasps. There are about 270 species of hoverfly in the UK of varying sizes, shapes and colours. They’re very easy to see in your garden if you go outside in the spring.
