flower fly on fleabane

August 20, 2006 • Eden Park Loop Trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness • Hood River County, Oregon

Coordinates: 45.40881,-121.72016 (click for map)
flower fly on fleabane (Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis) [Eden Park Loop Trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness, Hood River County, Oregon]
Filename: 20060820-150921.jpg 1024x1365 pixels, f4.0 @ 1/640 sec
Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis

The fly is probably an orange-spined drone fly (Eristalis interrupta, a.k.a. Eristalis nemorum).

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