Syrphus sp.

Flower Fly / Hover Fly


Syrphus sp., Hover Fly in family Syrphidae

 

Family: Syrphidae

Subfamily: Syrphinae

 

There are twelve species of Syrphus found in America north of Mexico.

The key character for this species is not easily seen in photographs, however, it is: the presence of long hairs on the dorsal surface of the lower lobe of the calypters.


 

Syrphus sp. feeding on flower, Hover Fly


Insects of West Virginia