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Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Spotting Image 1

Description:

The drone flies and honey bees were all over these flowers which were visibly plump with nectar.

Habitat:

Flower patch.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago
Drone fly
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5 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Wonderful picture,

CassieKos
CassieKos 12 years ago

Thanks! Yes, it is a Sedum Autumn Joy. It's beautiful and as you can see really attracts bees in the fall!

Blueidone
Blueidone 12 years ago

That's what I was thinking too Karen. :)

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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

The plants looks like some kind of Sedum.

Blueidone
Blueidone 12 years ago

Great picture...what type of flower (plant) are they enjoying?

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CassieKos
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CassieKos

Alberta, Canada

Spotted on Sep 24, 2011
Submitted on Dec 27, 2011

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