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Eristalinus taeniops
Rare yellow and black stripe eye bee-looking hoverfly. This is a male since the eyes meet at the middle per BugGuide.
On our window box full of insect infested shade plants in window sill. Later few on ivy nearby. Rare in the US and only found in CA and FL.
I was very excited to find this! Just wish I could have snapped a couple more pics before it flew away. There is a short video of it cleaning itself
Spotted on Aug 2, 2011
Submitted on Aug 2, 2011
4 Comments
I had my second sighting of a male Band-Eyed Drone Fly! They're amazing flies! I uploaded a pic at the end.
Thanks anyway. I agree, I was super excited to find it!
Sorry I can't help you... but this is a very cool looking fly!
Has anyone else in the states seen this hoverfly? Apparently they're in Ca and Fl but I didn't see another one from the states on here.