This hover fly, also known as a syrphid fly, can be found in many states including Indiana. Although they look somewhat like a sweat bee or the larger yellow jacket wasp, these flies do not sting.

Although the tale unfolds in a nonsensical land, a creature with “jaws that bite” and “claws that catch” can be found in your own back yard — namely, the larva of the syrphid fly (order ...

But nearly 35 percent were made by flies, most of which were syrphid flies, black-and-yellow bee-impersonating flies commonly called hoverflies. Olsson also observed other insects—such as wasps, ...

ABOVE: A syrphid fly, a wasp mimic using front legs as antennae. BELOW: A hawkmoth on beebalm (Monarda fistulosa).

Research Highlights Best Plants to Attract Important Pest Predators (Beyond Pesticides, May 3, 2023) New research is highlighting the best flowers to plant in order to attract syrphid flies (also ...

This Bee Look-Alike Has No Sting August 27, 2021 Hover fly; Photo: John Obermeyer Hover flies (a.k.a. syrphid flies) are prevalent this time of year, as they have been in many previous years, and they ...

Syrphid flies mimic bees with their coloring. They also can act as pollinators.

Syrphid flies' bee-like colors probably help them avoid predators who are afraid of getting stung, but they are true flies with two wings as opposed to bees which have four.

(Beyond Pesticides, July 5, 2017) The Hoverfly is July’s pollinator of the month. Hoverflies, also known as flower flies and syrphid flies, are members of the “true fly” order Diptera, family ...

PULLMAN, Wash. - A tiny bee imposter, the syrphid fly, may be a big help to some gardens and farms, new research from Washington State University shows. An observational study in Western ...

Last week, I wrote about syrphid flies, those harmless bee impostors flitting about late-summer blooms. I mentioned that several people had told me they were locally referred to as sweat bees ...