A very common drone fly in Newfoundland
by Todd_Boland Aug 14, 2006 8:05 PM
Taken 17th June 2007 in my garden on a Hydrangea. This is the female. The larvae feed on leaf litter.
by wallaby1 Jun 23, 2007 12:13 AM
Taken on 10th July 2007. This is the male.
by wallaby1 Jul 12, 2007 12:24 AM
This species is smaller than E. tenax or E. pertinax.
by wallaby1 Jul 12, 2007 12:26 AM
Female on Eupatorium cannabinum, 3rd August 2008, Bourgoyen, Gent, Belgium
by bonitin Nov 23, 2008 5:10 PM
Female on Eschscholtzia 16th August 2007, St-Martens-Latem, Belgium
by bonitin Nov 23, 2008 5:13 PM
Female on Senecio jacobea, 11th September 2008, Bourgoyen, Gent, Belgium
by bonitin Nov 23, 2008 5:15 PM
Male on Achillea millefolium, 31rst August 2008, Bourgoyen, Gent, Belgium. Id.by Suunto and Janet Rowley
by bonitin Nov 23, 2008 5:20 PM
id. : Suunto and Janet Rowley
by bonitin Nov 23, 2008 5:21 PM
Face of the male.. Id.by Suunto and Janet Rowley
by bonitin Nov 23, 2008 5:22 PM
male on Tanacetum vulgare, 19th September 2008, Bourgoyen, Gent, Belgium
by bonitin Nov 23, 2008 5:28 PM
On 27th September 2008, a female feeding on Ivy flowers.
by wallaby1 Dec 3, 2008 6:15 PM
The female basking in sun on an Ivy leaf.
by wallaby1 Dec 3, 2008 6:16 PM
The same female. The face is pale, and there is a cream coloured section on the hind tibia as opposed to yellow which E. pertinax has.
by wallaby1 Dec 3, 2008 6:19 PM
Taken on 13th September. A male on a lace-cap Hydrangea flower,
by wallaby1 Dec 3, 2008 6:32 PM
On 1st May 2008, a male feeding on Forget-me-not flowers.
by wallaby1 Dec 3, 2008 7:53 PM
The male on 1st May, showing the wing pattern.
by wallaby1 Dec 3, 2008 7:54 PM
You can see the males tongue, and his black feet.
by wallaby1 Dec 3, 2008 7:56 PM
A female E. arbustorum on the top. Size comparison with what looks to be E. pertinax female at the bottom, on Forget-me-not flowers 1st May.
by wallaby1 Dec 3, 2008 8:01 PM
A male E. arbustorum on the right coming face to face with I think E. pertinax on the left.
by wallaby1 Dec 3, 2008 8:05 PM
The male E. arbustorum at the bottom, taking flight at the same time as E. pertinax at the top. Funnily, he followed the female E. pertinax to other flowers!
by wallaby1 Dec 3, 2008 8:08 PM
