Flies
Flies are important garden residents; they are the second most important pollinators after bees and wasps. They are also predators, parasitoids, and detritivores. For more information, visit this page. Here are some of the many flies I photographed in the gardens in 2024.
Eristalis dimidiata, black-shouldered drone fly
Eristalis dimidiata, black-shouldered drone fly
Villa lateralis
Villa lateralis
Common drone fly, Eristalis tenax, female
Common drone fly, Eristalis tenax, female
Narcissus bulb fly
Narcissus bulb fly
Myopa vesiculosa
Myopa vesiculosa
Long-tailed Aphideater Complex, Complex Eupeodes americanus
Long-tailed Aphideater Complex, Complex Eupeodes americanus
Transverse banded flower fly, Eristalis transversa
Transverse banded flower fly, Eristalis transversa
Transverse banded flower fly
Transverse banded flower fly
Section Anthomyia pluvialis
Section Anthomyia pluvialis
Transverse banded flower fly
Transverse banded flower fly
Clubbed mydas fly, Mydas clavatus
Clubbed mydas fly, Mydas clavatus
Physocephala tibialis
Physocephala tibialis
Section Anthomyia pluvialis
Section Anthomyia pluvialis
Transverse banded flower fly
Transverse banded flower fly
Common drone fly, Eristalis tenax
Common drone fly, Eristalis tenax
Eurasian Drone Fly, Eristalis arbustorum
Eurasian Drone Fly, Eristalis arbustorum
Physocephala tibialis
Physocephala tibialis
Genus Condylostylus
Genus Condylostylus
Villa lateralis
Villa lateralis
Tiger bee fly
Tiger bee fly
Eastern hornet fly
Eastern hornet fly
Eastern Calligrapher, Toxomerus geminatus
Eastern Calligrapher, Toxomerus geminatus
Villa lateralis
Villa lateralis
Long-tailed Aphideater Complex Complex Eupeodes americanus
Long-tailed Aphideater Complex Complex Eupeodes americanus
Clubbed mydas fly, Mydas clavatus
Clubbed mydas fly, Mydas clavatus