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Eristalis tenax ?? - Eristalis tenax - female
Copyright © 2007 Gary McDonald

Eristalis tenax ?? - Eristalis tenax - Female
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
August 26, 2007
Size: about 15 mm
This guy lit on a coneflower that I planted just yesterday. In live oak/chaparral habitat. My best guess is Eristalis tenax. Having now photographed this guy, I'm sure that my earlier submission 140053 is not this species.

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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 26 August, 2007 - 7:54pm
Last updated 4 September, 2007 - 1:17pm

E. tenax
and it is a female.
… Beatriz Moisset, 4 September, 2007 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

Yes this one is Eristalis ten
Yes this one is Eristalis tenax. Nice images.
… Stephen Schueman, 26 August, 2007 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

Of course
Excellent close-up of a... female Drone-fly. As for your earlier submission, I must say I have no clue, even at the family level.
BTW, could you put the two Eumenes species you posted some ten days ago onto the Guide page dedicated to their genus? They are already at page 50 or so of "ID request" and will soon be lost for BG.
… Richard Vernier, 26 August, 2007 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Done
I moved the Eumenes images as you requested. Thank you
… Gary McDonald, 26 August, 2007 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

Of course
Didn't understand what happened with this computer. To drop.
… Richard Vernier, 26 August, 2007 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

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