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Flower Fly on Gaillardia in Front Yard - Eristalis tenax
Copyright © 2023 Margy Stewart

Flower Fly on Gaillardia in Front Yard - Eristalis tenax
Junction City, 15 mi. SE, Geary County, Kansas, USA
June 14, 2023
This large flower fly was on Gaillardia pulchella in the native plants in our front yard. To me it looks like Eristalis stipator, but I don't know very much so I leap to the few conclusions that I do know. That's why I am so grateful to you for helping me to constantly learn more.

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Contributed by Margy Stewart on 19 June, 2023 - 4:25pm
Last updated 20 June, 2023 - 9:49pm

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… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 20 June, 2023 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

Eristalis tenax ... female.
Eristalis tenax ... female.
Note in image 2258121 the strongly looped R4+5 vein; R1 and R2+3 vein meet to form a short stalk which reaches wing margin; thoracic dorsum with some pollinosity; left eye shows two bands of darker eye hairs; the posterior band on tergite 2 is orange; in this image, the right hind tibia can be seen to be curved and thickened.
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