A mating pair of Four-speckled Hover Flies in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/15/2012). Identification verified by Kelsey Byers and Ken Wolgemuth (BugGuide).

View Record Details Photo by Barbara Thurlow MBP List

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). Verified by Ken Wolegmuth and Bill Dean via BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Jim Moore MBP List

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/27/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 770127 - Psn: 35)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/27/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/17/2015). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Thomas Wilson MBP List

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/8/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 430728 - Psn: 54)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/8/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/8/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist MBP List

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2022). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 609837 - Psn: 74)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2022). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A male Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (11/24/2017). Determined by Bill Dean/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Pauline Horn MBP List

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2021). (c) crash mclearen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 435946 - Psn: 88)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2021). (c) crash mclearen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Four-speckled Hover Fly in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/13/2024). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1135392 - Psn: 90)

Four-speckled Hover Fly in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/13/2024). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/16/2025). (c) florag1rl, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1329560 - Psn: 144)

Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/16/2025). (c) florag1rl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A mating pair of Four-speckled Hover Flies in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/15/2012). Identification verified by Kelsey Byers and Ken Wolgemuth (BugGuide). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). Verified by Ken Wolegmuth and Bill Dean via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/27/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/17/2015). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/8/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist.

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2022). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by maragay via iNaturalist.

A male Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (11/24/2017). Determined by Bill Dean/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Pauline Horn.

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2021). (c) crash mclearen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by crash_mclearen via iNaturalist.

Four-speckled Hover Fly in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/13/2024). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bev435 via iNaturalist.

Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/16/2025). (c) florag1rl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by florag1rl via iNaturalist.