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