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Hover Flies (Family Syrphidae)

Hover flies, named for their habit of hovering above flowers, belong to Order Diptera (the true flies) and are important pollinators. Because they nectar on flowers, they are also known as flower flies. Although many resemble wasps or bees, they are harmless to humans and do not sting.

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Oblique Stripetail (Allograpta obliqua)
Oblique Stripetail (Allograpta obliqua)		 Oblique Stripetail (Allograpta obliqua)
Oblique Stripetail (Allograpta obliqua)		 Common Wood Fly (Blera badia)
Common Wood Fly (Blera badia)		 Hover fly (probably Eristalis arbustorum)
Hover fly (probably Eristalis arbustorum)		 Hover fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Hover fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Hover fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Hover fly (Eristalis dimidiata)		 Hover fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Hover fly (Eristalis dimidiata)		 Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)		 Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)		 Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)		 Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)		 Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)		 Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)
Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)		 Orange-spotted Drone Fly (Eristalis anthophorina)
Orange-spotted Drone Fly (Eristalis anthophorina)
Transverse-banded Drone Fly (Eristalis transversa)
Transverse-banded Drone Fly (Eristalis transversa)		 Transverse-banded Drone Fly (Eristalis transversa)
Transverse-banded Drone Fly (Eristalis transversa)		 Transverse-banded Drone Fly (Eristalis transversa)
Transverse-banded Drone Fly (Eristalis transversa)		 Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)		 Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)		 Hover fly (Eupeodes) on Aster
Hover fly (Eupeodes) on Aster		 Hover fly (Eupeodes) on Aster
Hover fly (Eupeodes) on Aster		 Hover fly (Eupeodes) on Aster
Hover fly (Eupeodes) on Aster		 Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)
Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)
Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)
Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)		 Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)
Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)		 Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)
Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)		 Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)
Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)		 Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)
Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)
Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)
Narrow-headed Sun Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)		 Hover Fly (Lejops sp.)
Hover Fly (Lejops sp.)		 American Thintail (Meliscaeva cinctella)
American Thintail (Meliscaeva cinctella)		 Hover Fly (Ocyptamus fascipennis)
Hover Fly (Ocyptamus fascipennis)		 Hover Fly (Ocyptamus fascipennis)
Hover Fly (Ocyptamus fascipennis)
Oblique-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides)
Oblique-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides)		 Oblique-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides)
Oblique-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides)		 Oblique-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides)
Oblique-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides)		 Oblique-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides)
Oblique-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides)		 Narrow-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia militaris)
Narrow-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia militaris)
Narrow-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia militaris)
Narrow-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia militaris)		 Narrow-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia militaris)
Narrow-banded Pond Fly (Sericomyia militaris)		 White-spotted Pond Fly (Sericomyia lata)
White-spotted Pond Fly (Sericomyia lata)		 White-spotted Pond Fly (Sericomyia lata)
White-spotted Pond Fly (Sericomyia lata)		 White-spotted Pond Fly (Sericomyia lata)
White-spotted Pond Fly (Sericomyia lata)
Spotted Wood Fly (Somula decora)
Spotted Wood Fly (Somula decora)		 Hover Fly (Sphaerophoria sp.)
Hover Fly (Sphaerophoria sp.)		 Eastern Hornet Fly (Spilomyia longicornis)
Eastern Hornet Fly (Spilomyia longicornis)		 Eastern Hornet Fly (Spilomyia longicornis)
Eastern Hornet Fly (Spilomyia longicornis)		 Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)
Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)
Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)
Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)		 Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)
Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)		 Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)
Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)		 Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)
Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)		 Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)
Hover Fly (Syrphid sp.)
Hover Fly (Syrphus sp.)
Hover Fly (Syrphus sp.)		 Hover fly (Temnostoma vespiforme)
Hover fly (Temnostoma vespiforme)		 Hover fly (Temnostoma sp.)
Hover fly (Temnostoma sp.)		 Hover fly (Temnostoma sp.)
Hover fly (Temnostoma sp.)		 Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus)
Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus)
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joseantonio27-Sep-2014 12:26
Very nice collection lovely presented.V
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