@tristrambrelstaff Cool—here no bee flies yet, but we’ve been finding drone flies for a couple of weeks now:
Eristalis pertinax http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152286246
#inaturalist #entomology #eristalis #diptera
#Eristalis transversa, transverse-banded #FlowerFly (#Syrphidae) is my "spark bug". When I first noticed it in my #Brooklyn backyard in 2009, I thought it was a bee! When I learned it was a #Fly (#Diptera, "two-winged"), I was hooked.
When I saw how many different insects my #NativePlants attracted, I devoted my entire #Garden to #WildlifeHabitat #Gardening.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98277733
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#eristalis #flowerfly #syrphidae #brooklyn #fly #Diptera #nativeplants #garden #wildlifehabitat #gardening #invertefest2022 #inaturalist #macro #photography #insects #flowervisitors #pollinators #photos #invertefest