Eristalis stipator

Introduction:

It is a common pollinator, often mistaken for a bee, and is characterized by its striped body and buff-colored hairs on the thorax. The wings are hyaline (clear), with small brown pterostigma, with the basal half of their wings reddish-brown in color. Their third tergite is shiny black, and they have long white setae on the fourth tergite, forming a distinct band in front of the posterior margin of the tergite. Their setae give the appearance of coming to a point in the center of the third and fourth tergites. Females have a frons that is entirely silvery-white, except for a black median stripe, running from the base of their antennae to the end of the head.
Life Cycle: It is also known to hilltop, a behavior where males gather in open areas to find mates.

Size 0.5 (13 mm)
Sexual Dimorphism: true
Metamorphosis: complete (egg, larva, pupa, adult)