Flower fly Eristalis dimidiata
Eristalis dimidiata
41.0717, -73.5443
Field Notes
Description:
about 1 cm, black and white banded
Habitat:
actively feeding on flowers of boneset and goldenrod and a small flowering aster
Notes:
very numerous in sun on these flowers, today was the first emergence of this species in this area, they look alot like the baldfaced hornest that hunt for prey on these same plants, one hornet flew by and did not seem to try to attack them, but these hornets also do not attack bumblebees or large wasps
Reference Links:
Species Eristalis dimidiata - BugGuide.Net
Species ID Suggestions
2
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 23, 2013
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