Eristalis hirta

Eristalis hirta insect

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

10 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Boreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustLate GoldenrodSolidago giganteawildflower · August-SeptemberPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberPrairie GoldenrodSolidago missouriensiswildflower · July-AugustRabbitbrushEricameria nauseosashrub · August-OctoberSticky Purple GeraniumGeranium viscosissimumwildflower · June–JulyWhite GeraniumGeranium richardsoniiwildflower · June–August

gathers pollen at

Boreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustChokecherryPrunus virginianashrub · May–JuneSlender Cinquefoil (Graceful Cinquefoil)Potentilla graciliswildflower · June–August