Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
Details...
 
Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Laphriinae » Cerotainia » Cerotainia macrocera
Photo#120730
Hoverfly? - Cerotainia macrocera
Copyright © 2007 Jebus31

Hoverfly? - Cerotainia macrocera
North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
May 7, 2007
Size: ~1 inch
I believe this is some kind of hoverfly, but have yet to find anything close to a specific positive ID. This was the only time I'd ever actually seen one of these.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jebus31 on 22 June, 2007 - 10:41pm
Last updated 25 June, 2007 - 3:34pm

asilidae
robber fly, not hover fly. Not sure of the genus, i think it's somewhere around Cerot*ainia
… Keith Bayless, 24 June, 2007 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

Interesting,
there's something about the image that make it look a lot smaller than an inch. We were expecting you to say 1 cm!
… john and jane balaban, 23 June, 2007 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

 
It's probably less than 1 inch
It's probably less than 1 inch. It's been a while since I saw it, so I may remember it bigger than it was. It's definitely bigger than 1cm. Maybe a bit over 2cm.
… Jebus31, 23 June, 2007 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact