Category: Larvae dine on aphids & mites

  • Another Flower Fly

    This Flower Fly is an Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus). A very small critter of about 1/4 inch long. Found hovering around flowers from which they feed on nectar and pollen in the eastern and central United States and Canada. The larvae dine on various aphids and mites. They also enjoy landing on sweaty arms. For them a…