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.
Transverse banded flower fly
Transverse banded flower fly
Transverse banded flower fly, Eristalis transversa
Transverse banded flower fly, Eristalis transversa
Transverse banded flower fly
Transverse banded flower fly
Narcissus bulb fly
Narcissus bulb fly
Physocephala tibialis
Physocephala tibialis
Villa lateralis
Villa lateralis
Tiger bee fly
Tiger bee fly
Section Anthomyia pluvialis
Section Anthomyia pluvialis
Clubbed mydas fly, Mydas clavatus
Clubbed mydas fly, Mydas clavatus
Common drone fly, Eristalis tenax
Common drone fly, Eristalis tenax
Eastern Calligrapher, Toxomerus geminatus
Eastern Calligrapher, Toxomerus geminatus
Long-tailed Aphideater Complex Complex Eupeodes americanus
Long-tailed Aphideater Complex Complex Eupeodes americanus
Villa lateralis
Villa lateralis
Myopa vesiculosa
Myopa vesiculosa
Clubbed mydas fly, Mydas clavatus
Clubbed mydas fly, Mydas clavatus
Eurasian Drone Fly, Eristalis arbustorum
Eurasian Drone Fly, Eristalis arbustorum
Long-tailed Aphideater Complex, Complex Eupeodes americanus
Long-tailed Aphideater Complex, Complex Eupeodes americanus
Transverse banded flower fly
Transverse banded flower fly
Genus Condylostylus
Genus Condylostylus
Common drone fly, Eristalis tenax, female
Common drone fly, Eristalis tenax, female
Eastern hornet fly
Eastern hornet fly
Eristalis dimidiata, black-shouldered drone fly
Eristalis dimidiata, black-shouldered drone fly
Physocephala tibialis
Physocephala tibialis
Villa lateralis
Villa lateralis
Section Anthomyia pluvialis
Section Anthomyia pluvialis