Eastern Calligrapher FlyEastern (Toxomerus geminatus) aka: Hover Fly, Flower Fly

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Flower Fly

Syrphids are small-to-medium-sized flies that occupy flowers from spring through fall. They’re called “flower flies” because of the places we find them, “hover flies” because they do, and syrphid flies because they’re in the family Syrphidae. There are 800+ syrphid species in North America.

At 6 to 7 ½ mm long, the Eastern Calligrapher is mid-sized for its genus. Like many syrphids – even the mosquito-sized species – it mimics bees and wasps but has no stinger. Yellow and black are Mother Nature’s warning colors, but a quick wing count will separate them (wasps and bees have four wings, and flies have only two).

Sony a7rV, 70-200 macro, 200mm, f/8/ 1/4000 sec (to freeze the wings)

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