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Common Flower Flies are friendly little insects that look like bees but are not. They love to visit flowers and help plants by spreading pollen while they sip nectar.
Habitat: Urban areas
The Common Flower Flies has a distinctive yellow and black striped abdomen, mimicking a bee or wasp. They possess a broad head with large compound eyes and short, stubby antennae, but unlike bees, they only have two wings.





Category
InsectsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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A flower fly's huge eyes help them spot food and mates with amazing speed!
Some flower fly larvae eat hundreds of aphids in their lifetime!
They steer using tiny vibrating organs called halteres, not their back wings!
While they look like bees, flower flies cannot sting or bite people!
Common Flower Flies can hover perfectly still in mid-air because of their unique wing structure that helps them quickly change direction.
Common Flower Flies has a striped pattern and buzzing sound that helps them fool predators into thinking they are dangerous bees or wasps.
Common Flower Flies larvae can devour hundreds of aphids because of their insatiable appetite that helps control garden pests.
Common Flower Flies can spread pollen between plants because they visit many flowers, helping them grow and produce seeds.
Adults sip nectar and pollen; larvae gobble up garden pests like aphids!
Age differences: Larvae are predatory insectivores, devouring soft-bodied pests. Adults feed solely on nectar and pollen.
Rosa gallica
Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.
Aphis fabae
Larvae feast on these common garden pests.
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Parus major
Common bird predators catch adult flies.
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Misumena vatia
Ambush predators on flowers.
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
Describes a species whose presence and role have a disproportionately large effect on its environment.
Pertaining to species that are significantly smaller than typical or average for their kind.
This habitat trait indicates species that can coexist with humans in urban and suburban environments, utilizing man-made structures and green spaces.
Describes organisms that transfer pollen, enabling the fertilization and reproduction of plants.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Flower flies are safe to watch and won't sting you, but it's best to observe them from a distance.
10-15 mm
7-12 mm
20-50 days
15 km/h
Adults sip nectar and pollen; larvae gobble up garden pests like aphids!
Urban areas
Foraging
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