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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Mallota
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Huge syrphid fly? - Mallota
Copyright © 2007 john and jane balaban

Huge syrphid fly? - Mallota
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 2, 2007
Size: ~18mm
Found this large fly sunning in an opening in the oak woodland.
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 3 July, 2007 - 12:33pm
Last updated 3 July, 2007 - 5:02pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 3 July, 2007 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

Close
I think this is a fine Mallota species.
… Herschel Raney, 3 July, 2007 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Herschel
We'll move it there and hope for a species ID>
… john and jane balaban, 3 July, 2007 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

Looks like Merodon
Possibly Merodon equestris, but I've mucked these up before. Pretty fly, at any rate.
… Ron Hemberger, 3 July, 2007 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

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