Syrphids of L.A.
Western Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis, is a species of flower fly found in western North America from British Columbia south to California, Colorado and Texas.
Orange-spined Drone Fly
Eristalis nemorum is a species of hoverfly. It is found in the Palearctic (Fennoscandia South to Iberia, the Balkans and Italy, Ireland eastwards through Central Europe into Turkey and Russia and on into the Russian Far East, Siberia and Japan) and in the Nearctic (Quebec south to Colorado)....
Thick-legged Hoverfly
Syritta pipiens is a common species of European hover fly. It is sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, from its distinctive broad hind femora. They are fast nimble fliers, and the larvae feed in rotting organic matter.
Oblique Stripetail
Allograpta obliqua is a common North American species of hoverfly. The larvae are important predators on aphids.
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus, is a common species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of North America.
Mexican Cactus Fly
Copestylum mexicanum, the Mexican cactus fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Band-eyed Drone Fly
Eristalinus taeniops is a species of hoverfly, also known as the band-eyed drone fly.
Paragus haemorrhous
Paragus haemorrhous, is a widespread species of hoverfly found in many parts of Europe, Africa and the Nearctic.
Bird Hover Fly
Eupeodes volucris, the bird hover fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Allograpta exotica
Allograpta exotica is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies").
Yellow-spotted Bromeliad Fly
Copestylum avidum, the yellow-spotted bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
