You're likely familiar with the most iconic pollinators, bees, but there are a number of other pollinating insects that deserve just as much appreciation.
What have you seen in your garden?
Use the gallery below to help you ID pollinators in your garden or download and print this handy ID guide [PDF, 4.5 MB].
Honeybee
Bumblebee
Lasioglossum species
Leioproctus species
Hylaeus species
Wool carder bee
Drone fly
Black hoverfly
Orange hoverfly
Blue hoverfly
Three lined hoverfly
Green soldier fly
Tiger hoverfly
Green bottle fly
Leafroller fly
March fly
Bronze thorax fly
Morning evening fly
Narcissus bulb fly
Monarch butterfly
Yellow admiral butterfly
Red admiral butterfly
White cabbage butterfly
Common copper butterfly
Flower longhorn
Wasp
For more in depth information about pollinators, check out T.E.R;R.A.I.N(external link) which offers extensive information about the flora and fauna of New Zealand.