Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax insect

Honey-bee-mimicking hover fly (introduced from Europe, now widespread); adults are major generalist pollinators of composites and umbels.

37 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Arctic AsterEurybia sibiricawildflower · Jul-SepBlanketflowerGaillardia aristatawildflower · June–SeptemberBoreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustBroomweedGutierrezia sarothraeshrub · August-OctoberBunchberryCornus canadensisgroundcover · JuneCanada AnemoneAnemonastrum canadensegroundcover · May-JulyCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberFragrant SumacRhus aromaticashrub · April-MayGiant HyssopAgastache foeniculumwildflower · July–SeptemberGolden BeanThermopsis rhombifoliawildflower · May–JuneGolden TickseedCoreopsis tinctoriawildflower · July-SeptemberGumweedGrindelia squarrosawildflower · July-SeptemberJoe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatumwildflower · July–SeptemberLeafy AsterSymphyotrichum foliaceumwildflower · July-SeptemberLindley's AsterSymphyotrichum ciliolatumwildflower · August–SeptemberMaximilian SunflowerHelianthus maximilianiwildflower · August–OctoberMeadow BlazingstarLiatris ligulistyliswildflower · August–SeptemberMeadowsweetSpiraea albashrub · July–AugustPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberPhiladelphia FleabaneErigeron philadelphicuswildflower · May–JulyPurple-stemmed Tall Aster (Swamp Aster)Symphyotrichum puniceumwildflower · August–SeptemberRabbitbrushEricameria nauseosashrub · August-OctoberSelf-healPrunella vulgariswildflower · June–AugustShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosashrub · June–SeptemberSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberStiff GoldenrodSolidago rigidawildflower · August–SeptemberStiff Sunflower (Rhombic-leaved Sunflower)Helianthus paucifloruswildflower · August–SeptemberTall GoldenrodSolidago altissimawildflower · Aug-SepWhite Prairie AsterSymphyotrichum falcatumwildflower · August–SeptemberWhite Prairie CloverDalea candidawildflower · July–AugustWild ChivesAllium schoenoprasumwildflower · June–JulyWillow AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatumwildflower · Aug-Oct

gathers pollen at

Boreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustCommon SnowberrySymphoricarpos albusshrub · June–JulyYellow Monkey FlowerErythranthe guttatawildflower · Jun-Aug