any of a family (Syrphidae) of dipteran flies that are noted for frequenting flowers and hovering at one place in the air and include some whose larvae prey on plant lice -called also syrphid fly ..
The Hoverfly larva eats aphids.
In trees
it eatsbugs
it hovers
in the house
It hover in the air around a flower
hoverfly
Hoverfly Hawkmoth Scorpion Mosquito Silkworm
Some harmless organisms have become adapted to look like dangerous species. This is called mimicry. For example, stingless hoverflies have black and yellow bands on their bodies that resemble those on wasps or bees. This warns predators to stay away, even though the hoverfly is incapable of stinging.
A common insect that looks like a wasp is a hoverfly. Hoverflies have yellow and black stripes on their bodies, resembling the appearance of a wasp, but they do not sting.
Several: Blowfly Horsefly Housefly Hoverfly YellowJacket etc. Also: Ladybug, grasshopper, butterfly, firefly, & bedbug
Yellow and syrphids (hoverflies) are of a similar size and color, though a yellow jacket is more yellow than a hoverfly. Their wings are also simiilar, looking tranluscent with veins running through them.