Black-shouldered Drone Fly

Eristalis dimidiata insect

Drone flies. Mostly Holarctic natives, but see E. arbustorum below, and E. tenax is already flagged introduced in the catalogue.

31 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Boreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberChokecherryPrunus virginianashrub · May–JuneDewberryRubus pubescensgroundcover · JuneFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberFlat-topped White AsterDoellingeria umbellatawildflower · August–SeptemberFragrant SumacRhus aromaticashrub · April-MayJoe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatumwildflower · July–SeptemberLindley's AsterSymphyotrichum ciliolatumwildflower · August–SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberMeadowsweetSpiraea albashrub · July–AugustNorthern GentianGentianella amarellawildflower · July–SeptemberPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberPhiladelphia FleabaneErigeron philadelphicuswildflower · May–JulyPurple-stemmed Tall Aster (Swamp Aster)Symphyotrichum puniceumwildflower · August–SeptemberPussy WillowSalix discolorshrub · March–AprilShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosashrub · June–SeptemberSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberSmooth Fleabane (Streamside Fleabane)Erigeron glabelluswildflower · June–AugustSneezeweedHelenium autumnalewildflower · August-OctoberSpreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifoliumwildflower · June–AugustStiff GoldenrodSolidago rigidawildflower · August–SeptemberTall GoldenrodSolidago altissimawildflower · Aug-SepWild ChivesAllium schoenoprasumwildflower · June–JulyWild RaspberryRubus idaeusshrub · June–JulyWild StrawberryFragaria virginianagroundcover · May–JuneWillow AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatumwildflower · Aug-Oct

gathers pollen at

Boreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustChokecherryPrunus virginianashrub · May–JuneMeadowsweetSpiraea albashrub · July–AugustUmbrella BuckwheatEriogonum umbellatumwildflower · June-August