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Syrphid Fly ♀

Sericomyia chalcopyga

Description:

Large syrphid with brown-tinged wings and a slightly fuzzy abdomen

Habitat:

Visiting fireweed flowers in a residential area

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2 Comments

Machi
Machi 4 years ago

Thanks Mark! Fireweed is such a beautiful and abundant flower and I never tire of looking at it :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Sure looks good on those flowers.

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Alaska, USA

Spotted on Jul 29, 2019
Submitted on Aug 27, 2019

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