Paul Reeves Photography: European Drone Fly (Eristalis arbustorum)

NATURE - Arthropods - Hoverflies

European Drone Fly (Eristalis arbustorum)

Taylor Creek Park, Toronto, ON.

May 30th, 2020. (8196)

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 hoverfly was introduced into North America near Toronto around 1885. It is invasive,
but now well established across North America.

European Drone Fly

European Drone Fly

European Drone Fly

European Drone Fly