walwyn Sun, 04/26/2009 - 12:11
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
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.