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White-Banded Flower Fly For Illinois In November - Eristalis dimidiata - male
Copyright © 2007 Kenneth Dwain Harrelson

White-Banded Flower Fly For Illinois In November - Eristalis dimidiata - Male
Norris City, White County, Illinois, USA
November 12, 2007
Size: Approx. 3/4 in. long
I assume this is some kind of fly, judging from the wing shape. Any confirmation?

Thanks to John R. Maxwell, I think I've narrowed this species down to something that was called a White-Banded Flower Fly - Eristalis dimidiata, in the Guide.

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White-Banded Flower Fly For Illinois In November - Eristalis dimidiata - male White-Banded Flower Fly For Illinois In November - Eristalis dimidiata - male
Contributed by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson on 12 November, 2007 - 5:19pm
Last updated 12 November, 2007 - 6:32pm

Not an ID
But I think that it looks a bit like Genus Eristalis, but I could be way off.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/7182/bgpage
Male?
… John R. Maxwell, 12 November, 2007 - 5:30pm

 
Thanks!
Thanks, that's just the area I needed to look for further identification. I believe it's a male, too. I'm moving him to his new home in the Guide.
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 12 November, 2007 - 6:28pm

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