Distinct Black & Yellow - _TNY_8361
Shot on the Thuja in my backyard, this wasp-mimicking hoverfly is a male of the glass-winged syrphus (Syrphus vitripennis).
Like (nearly) all hoverflies, you can distinguish between males and females by looking at the eyes. If the eyes touch each other like on this one, then it is a male, and if they are separated it is a female.
This species is a welcome guest in the garden as it's larvae feed on aphids.
Distinct Black & Yellow - _TNY_8361
Shot on the Thuja in my backyard, this wasp-mimicking hoverfly is a male of the glass-winged syrphus (Syrphus vitripennis).
Like (nearly) all hoverflies, you can distinguish between males and females by looking at the eyes. If the eyes touch each other like on this one, then it is a male, and if they are separated it is a female.
This species is a welcome guest in the garden as it's larvae feed on aphids.