Eristalis tenax, european Hover Fly or Drone Fly on Foeniculum vulgare, wild fennel

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Eristalis tenax the European Hover Fly or Drone Fly on Foeniculum vulgare, wild fennel. The plant thrives on open ground and roadsides and is related to cultivated fennel a vegetable, herb and flavouring for food.

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Photo credit: © Miriam Heppell / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: bee-, drone, edible, eristalis, european, fennel, flavouring, fly, foeniculum, heppell, herb, hover, insect, miriam, natural, plant, pollinator, summer, tenax, vegetable, vulgare, wasp-, wild, yellow