Fifty-five Fabulous Fundy Flower Flies- An intro to the Syrphidae of the Upper Bay of Fundy
In the hopes that this will inspire others to take a closer look at these amazing insects and some of our most important pollinators, here is a guide showcasing an array of some of our magnificent Syrphids. This guide covers about one sixth of the species of Flower Flies (aka Hover Flies) that ...more ↓
Genus Syrphus (Flower Flies)
1
Syrphus
Common Oblique Syrphid
1
Allograpta obliqua
Black-horned Smoothtail
1
Epistrophe grossulariae
American Thintail (Meliscaeva cinctella)
1
Meliscaeva cinctella
Canadian Hilltopper
2
Doros aequalis
Confusing Flower Fly
1
Dasysyrphus intrudens
Boreal Conifer Fly
2
Dasysyrphus laticaudus
Transverse Conifer Fly
1
Dasysyrphus venustus
Common Loopwing Aphideater
1
Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Black-legged Gossamer
1
Megasyrphus laxus
Triangular Lucent
1
Didea alneti
Undivided Lucent
2
Didea fuscipes
Genus Platycheirus (Sedgesitters)
1
Platycheirus
Variable Duskyface
1
Melanostoma mellinum
Eastern Calligrapher
1
Toxomerus geminatus
Margined Calligrapher
1
Toxomerus marginatus
Long-nosed Swamp Fly
1
Lejops lineatus
Common Bog Fly
1
Parhelophilus laetus
Black Bog Fly
1
Parhelophilus porcus
Dusky Bog Fly
2
Parhelophilus rex
Narrow-headed Sun Fly
1
Helophilus fasciatus
Yellow-margined Marsh Fly
1
Helophilus lapponicus
Broad-headed Marsh Fly
2
Helophilus latifrons
Obscure Marsh Fly
1
Helophilus obscurus
Long-nosed Pond Fly
1
Sericomyia bifasciata
Oblique-banded Pond Fly
1
Sericomyia chrysotoxoides
White-spotted Pond Fly
1
Sericomyia lata
Narrow-banded Pond Fly
1
Sericomyia militaris
Yellow-spotted Pond Fly
2
Sericomyia transversa
Orange-spotted Drone Fly
3
Eristalis anthophorina
European Drone Fly
1
Eristalis arbustorum
Bog-dwelling Drone Fly
1
Eristalis cryptarum
Black-shouldered Drone Fly
4
Eristalis dimidiata
Orange-legged Drone Fly
1
Eristalis flavipes
Orange-spined Drone Fly
1
Eristalis interrupta
Dusky Drone Fly
1
Eristalis obscura
Yellow-banded Forest Fly
1
Chalcosyrphus anthreas
Yellow-haltered Forest Fly
1
Chalcosyrphus curvaria
Orange-hipped Forest Fly
1
Chalcosyrphus vecors
Orange-tailed Wood Fly (Blera analis)
1
Blera analis
Common Wood Fly
2
Blera badia
Confusing Wood Fly (Blera confusa)
1
Blera confusa
Golden-haired Wood Fly
1
Blera nigra
Spotted Wood Fly (Somula decora)
1
Somula decora
Bare-cheeked Bumblefly
2
Criorhina nigriventris
Bald-faced Hornet Fly
1
Spilomyia fusca
Four-lined Hornet Fly
1
Spilomyia sayi
Wasp-like Falsehorn
1
Temnostoma alternans
Black-spotted Falsehorn
1
Temnostoma excentrica
Thick-legged Hoverfly
1
Syritta pipiens
