Williston's Wasp Fly

Sphiximorpha willistoni

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Sphiximorpha willistoni (Kahl, 1897), or Williston's wasp fly, is a rare species of syrphid fly found in eastern North America (see map). It is a strong wasp mimic. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight.

Distribution

Williston's Wasp Fly — (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Loading map…

Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 158Canada · 8Mexico · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionSphiximorpha willistoni, Wikipedia contributors

More from the same family

Syrphid fly

Allograpta exotica

Oblique Stripetail

Allograpta obliqua

American Dainty

Baccha cognata

Spotted-wing Bromeliad Fly

Copestylum satur

Common Lagoon Fly

Eristalinus aeneus

Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly

Eristalis stipator

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Western Aphideater

Eupeodes fumipennis