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Sep 1, 2019 12:21:15 #
Found this, thought it might be of interest to some.
Field Guide to the Flower Flies
of Northeastern North America
by Jeffrey H. Skevington, Michelle M. Locke, Andrew D. Young,
Kevin Moran, William J. Crins, Stephen A. Marshall
Google the title for more info
2019, 300 pages, 3000 color images, 414 maps, drawings. This is the first comprehensive field guide to the flower flies (also known as hover flies) of northeastern North America. Flower flies, along with bees, are our most important pollinators. Found in a variety of habitats, from backyard gardens to aquatic ecosystems, flower flies are often overlooked because many of them mimic bees or wasps. Many species are distinctive, but even subtly differentiated species can be identified accurately. This convenient guide is an informative tool for identification.
Using color photographs and range maps, this guide covers all 416 species of flower flies occurring north of Tennessee and east of the Dakotas, including the high Arctic and Greenland. Each species account includes identification, size, abundance, flight time, notes on behavior, classification, hybridization, habitats, & larvae.
Field Guide to the Flower Flies
of Northeastern North America
by Jeffrey H. Skevington, Michelle M. Locke, Andrew D. Young,
Kevin Moran, William J. Crins, Stephen A. Marshall
Google the title for more info
2019, 300 pages, 3000 color images, 414 maps, drawings. This is the first comprehensive field guide to the flower flies (also known as hover flies) of northeastern North America. Flower flies, along with bees, are our most important pollinators. Found in a variety of habitats, from backyard gardens to aquatic ecosystems, flower flies are often overlooked because many of them mimic bees or wasps. Many species are distinctive, but even subtly differentiated species can be identified accurately. This convenient guide is an informative tool for identification.
Using color photographs and range maps, this guide covers all 416 species of flower flies occurring north of Tennessee and east of the Dakotas, including the high Arctic and Greenland. Each species account includes identification, size, abundance, flight time, notes on behavior, classification, hybridization, habitats, & larvae.
Sep 1, 2019 12:36:42 #
Sep 1, 2019 12:55:39 #
Google the title and check Amazon. Don't have more info, just thought it might be of interest and then discarded the announcement. As I remember, around $25, but some cheaper?
Sep 1, 2019 18:12:02 #
For those, like me, who didn't know, Flower Flies is another name for Hover Flies.
$20 on Amazon
$20 on Amazon
Sep 1, 2019 21:50:30 #
twowindsbear wrote:
How much I$ it? Where can I buy a copy?
Check Amazon - google the title to see what's available.
Sep 2, 2019 08:35:13 #
Thanks for the info Bob. Sounds like an interesting book. I'll check it out.
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-Doc
Jun 2, 2020 12:02:25 #
I Just saw this! I've been posting photos of flies. I can't find anything for the North West, but I'll be buying the guide. Thanks.
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Jun 2, 2020 21:11:13 #
Even though restricted to the NE, this should give a handle on much of the US, though not for species necessarily. Check on genera, tribes and subfamilies for similarities, and Google on Scholar.Google.com. Might get a hit. Also, because of the numbers, adding genera on Bugguide.net might help. Add region to the search.
Jun 2, 2020 21:15:00 #
relbugman wrote:
Even though restricted to the NE, this should give a handle on much of the US, though not for species necessarily. Check on genera, tribes and subfamilies for similarities, and Google on Scholar.Google.com. Might get a hit. Also, because of the numbers, adding genera on Bugguide.net might help. Add region to the search.
Thanks!!
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