Eristalis stipator

Eristalis stipator insect

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

18 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Alpine AsterAster alpinuswildflower · June-JulyBoreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustCanada AnemoneAnemonastrum canadensegroundcover · May-JulyCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberChokecherryPrunus virginianashrub · May–JuneGumweedGrindelia squarrosawildflower · July-SeptemberJoe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatumwildflower · July–SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberPrairie CrocusPulsatilla nuttallianawildflower · March-MayPrairie RoseRosa arkansanashrub · June–AugustShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosashrub · June–SeptemberSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberStiff GoldenrodSolidago rigidawildflower · August–SeptemberStiff Sunflower (Rhombic-leaved Sunflower)Helianthus paucifloruswildflower · August–SeptemberUmbrella BuckwheatEriogonum umbellatumwildflower · June-AugustWild ChivesAllium schoenoprasumwildflower · June–July

gathers pollen at

Many-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberPrickly Wild RoseRosa acicularisshrub · June–July