Paul Reeves Photography: Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)

NATURE - Arthropods - Hoverflies

Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)

Taylor Creek Park, Toronto, ON.

November 13th, 2021. (2073)

American Hoverfly  | Bare-eyed Mimic Fly  | Black-shouldered Drone Fly  | Broad-banded Hornet Fly  | Common Drone Fly
Common Thick-legged Fly  | Eastern Band-winged Hoverfly  | Eastern Calligrapher  | Eastern Catkin Fly
Emarginate Smoothtail  | European Drone Fly  | Four-lined Hornet Fly  | Globetail Hoverfly  | Hairy-eyed Mimic Fly
Hornhand Sedgesitter  | Long-nosed Swamp Fly  | Many-tufted Sedgesitter  | Margined Calligrapher  | Narcissus Bulb Fly
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly  | Oblique Stripetail  | Rat-tail Maggot Fly  | Sedgesitter  | Shiny Bog Fly  | Short-haired Leafwalker
Small Black Drone Fly  | Thick-legged Hoverfly  | Transverse-banded Flower Fly  | Tufted Globetail
Wasp-like Falsehorn  | Yellow-haired Falsehorn  | Yellow-legged Flower Fly

This honey bee mimic is the most widely distributed hover fly in the world and is found everywhere except the Antarctic. It was introduced into North America and is well established.

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly

Common Drone Fly