- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Published on: March 27, 2024
Ever seen a lagoon fly?
It's a syrphid fly, Eristalinus aeneus, distinguished by small black spots patterning its eyes. Syrphids, also known hoverflies or flower flies, hover over a flower before foraging. They're pollinators.
Native to Europe and widespread throughout Europe and the United States, it draws its common name from its habitat of lagoons, ponds, slow-moving rivers, streams and irrigation ditches.
This little pollinator (below) took a liking to our Virginia stock (Malcolmia maritima). It competed with a few honey bees, but kept...
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