Thick-headed fly
Syritta pipiens
Insect
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Small hover fly with dark body and translucent wings. Larvae feed on organic matter; adults pollinate and consume aphids in gardens.
Plants that support Thick-headed fly
7 plants
Apache-beads
Anemopsis californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native
Bush Anemone
Carpenteria californica
shrub
Nectar
California Flannel Bush
Fremontodendron californicum
shrub
Nectar
Bay Area native
Common Meadow foam
Limnanthes douglasii
annual
Nectar
Bay Area native
Douglas's Spiraea
Spiraea douglasii
perennial herb
Nectar
Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus
shrub
Nectar
Bay Area native
Spotted Hideseed
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia
annual
Pollen
Bay Area native