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Wasp hoverfly

Allograpta obliqua

Description:

It is a small hoverfly that has colors like a wasp to scare away preadetors.The fly buzzes whenever you touch it.

Habitat:

Plants and bushes as well as flowers.

Notes:

They hover at fast speeds

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2 Comments

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 4 years ago

Thanks, Leuba Ridgway

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 4 years ago

Love the markings ! Thanks.

Ornithoptera80
Spotted by
Ornithoptera80

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 28, 2020
Submitted on Mar 28, 2020

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