Wiktionary
hover-fly
n. any insect, of the ''Syrphidae'' family, having wasp-like markings
Usage examples of "hover-fly".
The Yellow Iris is adapted to receive two kinds of insect visitors, the Bumble Bee (Bombus), and the Honey Bee (Apis mellifica), and also the long-tongued Hover-Fly (Rhingia rostrata), which in seeking the honey, push through the outer perianth segments and the style, the anther being between, dusting its back with the pollen.