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syrphidae

  1. Wasp-like Hover Fly.jpg

    Wasp-like Hover Fly.jpg

    Wasp-like Hover Fly (Spilomyia longicornis: Syrphidae) 1.1-1.5 cm (0.43-0.59 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station lick creek nature center spilomyia longicornis syrphidae texas usa wasp-like hover fly
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Invertebrates
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    DA098489-9670-4C60-973A-D61E31D071DD.jpeg

    Hover fly
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    • hover fly feeding syrphidae
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
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    Hover fly
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    • hover fly syrphidae
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Syrphid Fly

    Syrphid Fly

    Syrphid Fly (Eristalinus sepulchralis: Syrphidae) 1.0-1.3 cm (0.39-0.51 in) long. Foraging on Queen Anns Lace (Daucus carota: Apiaceae). Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Disturbed roadside, Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area at ca. 92 m (301 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan eristalinus sepulchralis syrphid fly syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  5. Flower Fly

    Flower Fly

    Flower Fly (Toxomerus marginatus: Syrphidae) Ca. 6 mm (0.24 in) long. Nectaring Potato-dandelion (Kirgia dandelion: Asteraceae). Lake Bryan, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Disturbed park-like setting in a disturbed Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area around the lake at ca. 119 m (390 ft)...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan flower fly lake bryan syrphidae texas toxomerus marginatus usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  6. Syrphid Fly

    Syrphid Fly

    Syrphid Fly (Palpada vinetorum: Syrphidae) Ca 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long. Austins Colony Park, Bryan, Texas, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Urban setting. Fence row with Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea: Vitaceae). Floodplain of Carter Creek at ca. 88 m (289 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan palpada vinetorum syrphid fly syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Wasp Mimic Flower Fly

    Wasp Mimic Flower Fly

    Wasp Mimic Flower Fly (Spilomyia alcimus: Syrphidae) 1.5-1.8 cm (0.59-0.71 in) long. Nectaring Roughleaf Dogwood (Cornus drummondii: Cornaceae) Chalk Ridge Falls Park below spillway of Stillhouse Hollow Lake, southwest of Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA. Blackland Prairies Vegetational Area...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bell county belton spilomyia aicimus syrphidae texas usa wasp mimic flower fly
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. Metallic Green Hoverfly

    Metallic Green Hoverfly

    Metallic Green Hover Fly (Ornidia obesa: Syrphidae) About 1.0-1.5 cm (0.39-0.59 in) long. National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Planted butterfly garden with native plants with riparian woods just north of the Rio Grande in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county metallic green hoverfly mission ornidia obesa syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  9. Yellowjacket Hoverfly

    Yellowjacket Hoverfly

    Yellowjacket Hoverfly (Milesia virginiensis: Syrphidae) 1.8-2.1 cm (0.71-0.83 in) long. Foraging on Beach False Foxglove (Agalinis fasculata: Scruphulariaceae). Houston Arboretum, Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Lowland pine/yaupon forest with patches of bottomland hardwood...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • harris county houston houston arboretum memorial park milesia virginiensis syrphidae texas usa yellowjacket hoverfly
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  10. Drone Fly

    Drone Fly

    Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata: Syrphidae) 1.1-1.4 cm (0.43-0.55 in) long. Perched on Texas Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora: Verbenaceae). Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA. A massive botanical garden set above the Clear Fork of the Trinity River at ca. 172 m (564 ft)...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • drone fly eristalis dimidiata fort worth fort worth botanic garden syrphidae tarrant county texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  11. Syrphid Fly

    Syrphid Fly

    Syrphid Fly (Helophilus fasciatus: Syrphidae) 1.2-1.5 cm (0.47-0.59 in) long. Photographed on a globose-head inflorescence of Common Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). Lucy Park, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA. Manicured park with scattered trees and remnant riparian. Rolling...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • helophilus fasciatus lucy park syrphid fly syrphidae texas usa wichita county wichita falls
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  12. Green Hoverfly

    Green Hoverfly

    Green Hoverfly (Ornidia obese: Syrphidae) 9-16 mm (0.35-0.63 in) long. Sani Lodge, Yasuni National Park, Yasuni Biosphere Reserve, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador. Napo River floodplain. Ecuadorian amazon rainforest at ca. 200 m (656 ft) elevation.
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    • ecuador green hoverfly ornidia obese sani lodge sucumbios province syrphidae yasuni national park
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Invertebrates
  13. Common Banded Hoverfly

    Common Banded Hoverfly

    Common Banded Hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii: Syrphidae) Size 8.1-13.3 mm (0.32-0.52 in). San Isidro Lodge, San Isidro Reserve, Quijos Valley, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes near Cosanga in a mid-elevation montane forest (cloud forest) at about 2,000 m (6,560 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • common banded hoverfly ecuador napo province quijos valley san isidro lodge san isidro reserve syrpehus ribesii syrphidae
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Invertebrates
  14. Elongated Flower Fly

    Elongated Flower Fly

    Elongated Flower Fly (Baccha elongata: Syrphidae) 4.5-8.0 mm (0.18-0.31 in) long. Visiting Greggs Mist Flower with an inch worm on the left hand side. Salado Creek, Salado, Bell County, Texas, USA. A small native planted garden adjacent to the creek at ca. 165 m (607 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bacchae elongata elongated flower fly syrphidae
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Flower Fly

    Flower Fly

    Flower Fly (Toxomerus marginatus: Syrphidae) 5-6 mm (0.20-0.24 in) long. Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Photographed on Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum: Asteraceae) a low growing native. Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county brazos valley arboretum bryan flower fly syrphidae texas toxomerus marinates usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Invertebrates
  16. Flower Fly

    Flower Fly

    Flower Fly (Eristalis dimidiata: Syrphidae) 10-14 mm (0.39-0.55 in) long. Foraging on a native White Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides: Asteraceae). Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan eristalis dimidiata flower fly syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  17. Flower Fly

    Flower Fly

    Flower Fly (Helophilus fasciatus: Syrphidae) 1.2-1.5 cm (0.47-0.59 in) long. Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county brazos valley arboretum bryan flower fly helophilus fasciatus syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Invertebrates
  18. Flower Fly

    Flower Fly

    Flower Fly (Eupeodes americanus: Syrphidae. 9-12 mm (0.35-0.47 in) long. Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area. Garden area at ca. 96 m (300 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • arboretum brazos county bryan eupeodes americans flower fly syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  19. Mexican Black Cactus Fly

    Mexican Black Cactus Fly

    Mexican Black Cactus Fly (Copestylum mexicanum: Syrphidae) They range from 1.6-1.9 cm (0.63-0.75 in) long. Foraging on Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani). Rivers Bend Park at Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Salado, Bell County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered hackberry and ash juniper...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bell county copestylum mexicanum mexican black cactus fly rivers bend park at stillhouse hollow lake salado syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Invertebrates
  20. Flower Fly

    Flower Fly

    Flower Fly (Eupeodes latifasciatus: Syrphidae) Length 8-12 mm (0.31-0.47 in). Foraging on Greggs Mist Flower (Conoclinium greggii: Asteraceae). Salado Creek, Salado, Bell County, Texas, USA. Creekside at ca. 165 m (607 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bell county epodes latifasciatus flower fly salado salado creek syrphid fly syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  21. Hover Fly

    Hover Fly

    Hover Fly (Allograpta obliqua: Syrphidae) This species is 6-7 mm (0.24-l0.28 in) long. Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area. Garden area at ca. 96 m (300 ft) elevation. This Hover Fly was foraging on a cultivated Gomphrena.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • allograpta oblique arboretum brazos county bryan hover fly syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  22. Four-spotted Aphid Fly

    Four-spotted Aphid Fly

    Four-spotted Aphid Fly (Pseudodorus clavatus: Syrphidae) This species ranges in size from 6.5-12.4 mm (0.25-0.49 in) long. Photographed at Mealy Blue Sage in Passalong Garden, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Cultivated garden at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan four-spotted aphid fly passalong garden pseudodorus clavatus syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Invertebrates
  23. Virginia Flower Fly

    Virginia Flower Fly

    Virginia Flower Fly (Milesia virginiensis: Syrphidae) These beautiful, noisy and large hover flies range in size from 1.8-2.1 cm (0.71-0.83 in) long. Photographed in Palmetto Island State Park south of Abbeville along the Vermillion River, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, USA. Bottomland hardwood...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • abbeville louisiana milesia virginiensis palmetto island state park syrphidae usa vermillion parish vermillion river virginia flower fly
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Invertebrates
  24. Hover Fly

    Hover Fly

    Hover Fly (Ocyptamus fascipennis: Syrphidae) This hover fly ranges from 9-13 mm (0.35-0.51 in) long. Photographed in Central Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area. Disturbed post oak/juniper/yaupon woods at ca. 250 ft elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county central park college station hover fly ocyptamus fascipennis syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  25. Hoverfly

    Hoverfly

    Hoverfly (Meromacrus acutus: Syrphidae) This large hoverfly ranges in size from 1.5-1.9 cm (0.59-0.75 in) long. Photographed on a Queen Annes Lace inflorescence (Daucus carota: Apiaceae) in north Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area. Disturbed roadside at ca...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan hoverfly meromacrus acutus syrphidae texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
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