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Hoverflies of North America

Palpada vinetorum 1
Drone Fly 2
Eristalis tenax
Orange-spined Drone Fly 3
Eristalis interrupta
Yellow-haired Sunfly 4
Myathropa florea
Narrow-headed Sun Fly 5
Helophilus fasciatus
Lump-legged Swamp Fly 6
Lejops chrysostomus
Transverse Flower Fly 7
Eristalis transversa
Band-eyed Drone Fly 4
Eristalinus taeniops
Common Lagoon Fly 8
Eristalinus aeneus
Black-shouldered Drone Fly 9
Eristalis dimidiata
Orange-legged Drone Fly 10
Eristalis flavipes
Broad-headed Sun Fly 11
Helophilus latifrons
Palpada pusilla 12
European Drone Fly 13
Eristalis arbustorum
Common Bog Fly 14
Parhelophilus laetus
White-faced Flower Fly 1
Palpada albifrons
Eristalis rupium 15
Meromacrus acutus 16
Obscure Sun Fly 17
Helophilus obscurus
Palpada agrorum 18
Eristalis hirta 19
Hairy-eyed Mimic 20
Mallota posticata
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly 21
Eristalis stipator
Palpada furcata 1
Palpada mexicana 16
Helophilus hybridus 22
Palpada alhambra
Lejops polygrammus
Dimorphic Sickleleg 11
Lejops curvipes
Yellow-margined Sun Fly 17
Helophilus lapponicus
Bog-dwelling Drone Fly 17
Eristalis cryptarum
Orange-spotted Drone Fly 23
Eristalis anthophorina
Two-lined Swamp Fly
Lejops bilinearis
Long-nosed Swamp Fly 17
Lejops lineatus
Bare-eyed Mimic 24
Mallota bautias
Dusky Drone Fly 17
Eristalis obscura
Parhelophilus flavifacies 25
Meromacrus currani 26
Unadorned Bog Fly 11
Parhelophilus obsoletus
Dusky Bog Fly 11
Parhelophilus rex
Black Bog Fly 17
Parhelophilus porcus
Helophilus neoaffinis 27
Meromacrus zonatus
Meromacrus ruficrus 28
Eristalis saxorum 29
Eristalis bellardii 16
Meromacrus gloriosus 30
Meromacrus canusium 31
Eristalis brousii 32
Palpada texana 33
Mallota sackeni
Palpada hortorum 34

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