Myathropa florea

Myathropa florea

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Tribe: Eristalini
Genus: Myathropa
Species: M. florea
Flight Period: May - October

 

 

Can be distinguished from E. tenax by the the pale areas on the thorax. The larvae live in rotting wood.