Animals, Gallery, Macro Name the Family 27 July 2009 Justin Montemarano 3 Comments What family does this fly belong to? I discovered it rested on a unknown shrub rooted on the bank of a stream.
Reminds me of Syrphidae, but I don’t know much about flies.
Another student confirms your Syrphid guess! Awesome… the rat-tail maggot.
I will third the Syrphidae ID