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Unkonwn Syrphid - Merodon equestris
Copyright © 2003 Scott Nelson

Unkonwn Syrphid - Merodon equestris
Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, USA
May 24, 2003
Size: 14 mm

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Unkonwn Syrphid - Merodon equestris - male Unkonwn Syrphid - Merodon equestris Unkonwn Syrphid - Merodon equestris - male
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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 29 December, 2007 - 7:52pm
Last updated 29 December, 2007 - 10:37pm

Different specimen?
Are you sure that they are the same specimen? This one looks like a female; the other two look like males. Compare the size of the eyes.
… Beatriz Moisset, 4 May, 2008 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

 
Same
Beatriz, this is the same specimen. Look at all three photos closely and one can see the eyes are angled. In the last black background close up, the whole insect was angled so that the eyes would appear straight. Notice the wings that are anglesd in the last photo. I am sure it is the same photo. Sorry for the confusion.
… Scott Nelson, 4 May, 2008 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

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