Green Hover Fly (Ornidia obesa)
CENTRAL FLORIDA CRITTER OF THE DAY: Green Hover Fly (Ornidia obesa)
New to my buggy life list. Some resources state that the larvae develop in semi-liquid waste including latrines, and the following website shows egg laying on vegetation directly above a compost area.
http://www.backyardnature.net/yucatan/greenfly.htm
Family Syrphidae (Syrphid Flies)
Subfamily Eristalinae
Tribe Volucellini
Other common names: flower fly
There are indications that they may carry bacteria, but also be beneficial in converting coffee waste into cattle feed. Mixed bag of beneficial/scary in my book.
Learn: https://bugguide.net/node/view/35340
Interesting forensic study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/45581745_Breeding_of_Ornidia_obesa_Diptera_Syrphidae_Eristalinae_on_Pig_Carcasses_in_Brazil
Shown on Florida Native Plant: Bidens alba
Another view….and it did thwart the tiny spider from grabbing hold.
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