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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Helophilina » Myathropa » Myathropa florea
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Hover Fly - Myathropa florea - male
Copyright © 2015 Liz Watkinson

Hover Fly - Myathropa florea - Male
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
July 9, 2015
It has been unseasonably hot and dry here this spring and summer. Record low in rainfall.

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Contributed by Liz Watkinson on 31 July, 2015 - 3:06pm
Last updated 25 July, 2018 - 1:33am

Moved
Moved from Myathropa.

Wow, these guys sure are moving north!

Liz, if you know what date these photos were taken, could you add it? This is our first Canadian record for this species, which seems to be expanding north, so this is quite an interesting find!
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 31 July, 2015 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Weather
Could warmer drier weather be a factor in their movement north.
Those fennel plants are buzzing with activity.
… Liz Watkinson, 31 July, 2015 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

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