About Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875
Syrphus rectus, commonly called the yellow-legged flower fly, is a species of fly that belongs to the hover fly family Syrphidae. This species is common across the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, and has been observed occasionally in Europe. Like many other hoverflies, it has distinctly contrasting black and yellow bands across its abdomen. Adult yellow-legged flower flies visit flowers of plants from the sunflower family, Asteraceae, while their larvae feed on aphids. Adult yellow-legged flower flies are active between the months of April and November.
