Milesia virginiensis explained

Milesia virginiensis, known generally as the yellowjacket hover fly or Virginia flower fly, is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.^[1]

It measures 18mm21mm. It lives in forest edges and meadows. Adults are active mid-summer to early fall.

Distribution

United States, Ontario, Canada, Mexico

Notes and References

1. Book: Skevington . J.H. . Locke . M.M. . Young . A.D. . Moran . K. . Crins . W.J. . Marshall . S.A . Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America . 2019 . Princeton University Press . Princeton, New Jersey . 9780691189406 . 512 . First. Princeton Field Guides .