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Very black and shiny. It was working its way through the flowers of a Copper ...
Mexican Cactus Fly. About 15 mm long.
Beelike fly that feeds on nectar and pollen. Larvae prey on aphids.
Large black fly with large reddish eyes and a patch of black on the wings. ...
Yellow and black fly with black pattern on the wings. The thorax has a black ...
Big black fly feeding on nectar. About 20 mm,
A small fly on false foxglove, side of Signal mountain
Found dead in the pool. Large fly with black on wings.
Spotted this large Mexican Cactus female fly laying eggs on my green recycling ...
Tiny gold hoverfly with black stripes on abdomen and a huge head and eyes. This ...
On copper canyon daisy. (Tagetes lemmonii) This fellow zipped in and out. I ...
Mexican Cactus Fly is a pollen eater.
Black and yellow female fly with spotted wings and a black tip on the abdomen.
first time spotting. according to bugguide.net, larva feed on rotting cactus ...
Large dark blue fly with short, round, dark blue abdomen. Black extends to ...
Hoverfly with black stripes on abdomen. The thorax has two, short, white lines.
Large, black fly with black on the top, outside part of the wings. "Larvae feed ...
Yellow hoverfly with a black spot on the end of the abdomen. The face has a ...
Short, stocky fly that is yellow with black horizontal stripes and a single ...
(Macquart, 1846)
Diptera: Syrphoidea: Syrphidae: Eristalinae: ...
It looks like a bee but I think it is a fly mimicking a bee. Most flower flies ...
Short and stout brown and yellow fly that mimics a bee. It has a light colored ...
I saw this species once before in the Florida Keys, but had never seen it in my ...
