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Colourful Fly - Eristalis - male
Copyright © 2007 Antoine H. aka NatureBoy

Colourful Fly - Eristalis - Male
Kingston, ON, Ontario, Canada
October 14, 2007
Size: approx. 5 mm
Taken at Lemoine Point, Kingston.
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Contributed by Antoine Hnain on 19 October, 2007 - 6:22pm
Last updated 19 August, 2008 - 9:48pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Beatriz Moisset, 15 May, 2008 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

Indeed
A male Eristalis transversa I would say!
For the jizz : the stripes on the thorax are not as clear as within Palpada!
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 2 February, 2008 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

 
Ah, good to know.
Thanks, Gerard.
… Ron Hemberger, 2 February, 2008 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

Palpada?
Thorax makes me think so. See: http://bugguide.net/node/view/9169
… Ron Hemberger, 18 December, 2007 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 December, 2007 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

Syrphid Fly
Probably Eristalis. Possibly Eristalis transversa
… Elliotte Rusty Harold, 20 October, 2007 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

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