Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) on Aster (Symphyotrichum)

Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) on Aster (Symphyotrichum)

Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus) on Aster

Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus) on Aster

Transverse Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa) on Aster

Transverse Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa) on Aster

American Hover Fly (Eupeodes americana) on Aster

American Hover Fly (Eupeodes americana) on Aster

Black-shouldered Dronefly (Eristalis dimidiata)

Black-shouldered Dronefly (Eristalis dimidiata)

Bald-faced Hornet Fly (Spilomyia fusca) on Goldenrod (Solidago)

Bald-faced Hornet Fly (Spilomyia fusca) on Goldenrod (Solidago)

Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus) on the flower of the pond-plant Alisma

Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus) on the flower of the pond-plant Alisma

The Mimic Flowerly (Mallota) resembles a bumblebee

The Mimic Flowerly (Mallota) resembles a bumblebee

Black Bog Fly (Parhelophilus procus)

Black Bog Fly (Parhelophilus procus)

The Bald-faced Hornet Fly has interestingly colored eyes

The Bald-faced Hornet Fly has interestingly colored eyes

Oblique-banded Pondfly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides) on Aster

Oblique-banded Pondfly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides) on Aster

Globetail (Sphaerophoria) on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Globetail (Sphaerophoria) on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

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