Toxomerus Hoverfly

Found in gardens, meadows, and agricultural fields throughout North America.

Adults feed on pollen and nectar; larvae are predatory, primarily consuming aphids and other soft-bodied insects.

Excellent flyers that exhibit hover-and-dart flight patterns. They mimic the appearance of bees or wasps as a defense mechanism against predators through Batesian mimicry.

They pose no risk to humans as they do not sting or bite. Benefits include pollination and natural pest control by larvae eating garden pests.