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Bird Hover Fly Male

Eupeodes volucris

Description:

The male fly of this species has a distinctive projecting cylindrical abdomen. This species is also colored black and white instead of the typical yellow and black. Spotted this fly at the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Old Rose Garden, Berkeley, CA.

Habitat:

UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Old Rose Garden, Berkeley, CA.

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2 Comments

misako
misako 12 years ago

OK Carolina--I'll remove the mission.

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Hi Misako! Remember the Great Pollinator Project mission is only for the NYC area :)

misako
Spotted by
misako

Berkeley, California, USA

Spotted on Oct 20, 2011
Submitted on Oct 21, 2011

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