Hover Fly on milkweed ~ HFDF!
182/365 -Around the house - Day 182
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Hover flies (Allograpta oblique) go by several other names, including syrphid flies, flower flies, and drone flies.
This Hover Fly is on Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed) "Ice Ballet". Hover flies are true flies, but they look like small bees or wasps. They are the helicopters of the insect world, often seen hovering in the air, darting a short distance, and then hovering again. These beneficial insects are valuable tools in the fight against aphids, thrips, scale insects, and caterpillars.
Read more at Gardening Know How: Hover Fly Information: Plants That Attract Hover Flies To The Garden www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/hover-f...
Hover Fly on milkweed ~ HFDF!
182/365 -Around the house - Day 182
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Hover flies (Allograpta oblique) go by several other names, including syrphid flies, flower flies, and drone flies.
This Hover Fly is on Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed) "Ice Ballet". Hover flies are true flies, but they look like small bees or wasps. They are the helicopters of the insect world, often seen hovering in the air, darting a short distance, and then hovering again. These beneficial insects are valuable tools in the fight against aphids, thrips, scale insects, and caterpillars.
Read more at Gardening Know How: Hover Fly Information: Plants That Attract Hover Flies To The Garden www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/hover-f...