Eastern Flower Fly (Syrphus knabi)

Eastern Flower Fly, a reference photo — Photo: Christina Butler from Georgia, United States · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Syrphus knabi (Shannon, 1916), the Eastern flower Fly, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in the eastern United States and Canada. Syrphid flies are also known as Hover Flies or Flower Flies because the adults are frequently found hovering around flowers from which they feed on nectar and pollen. Adults are 7.2–12.9 mm (0.28–0.51 in) long. The larvae are predators of a variety of aphids in trees.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Eastern Flower Fly being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Syrphus rectus
Syrphus reedi
Syrphus opinator
Syrphus vitripennis
Syrphus ribesii

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Syrphus
Species: Syrphus knabi

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