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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Drone Flies (Eristalis) » Subgenus Eoseristalis (Eristalis Subgenus Eoseristalis) » Eristalis arbustorum
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Fly on Daisy for ID - Eristalis arbustorum
Copyright © 2008 Patricia Hankey

Fly on Daisy for ID - Eristalis arbustorum
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
July 27, 2008
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Contributed by Patricia Hankey on 27 July, 2008 - 10:51am
Last updated 25 September, 2008 - 5:17pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Beatriz Moisset, 25 September, 2008 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

Eristalis arbustorum female!
Eristalis arbustorum female!
… Gerard Pennards, 10 September, 2008 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting difference
In my photos, , only the male has that light brown intrusion on each side.
… Stephen Hart, 25 September, 2008 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 27 August, 2008 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

Hover Fly
Looks like a Hover Fly.
… David DesRochers, 27 July, 2008 - 11:04am login or register to post comments

 
Syrphid
On the left wing, you can see (barely) two diagnostic wing-vein features of Syrphids, the large swoop in the middle vein near the tip of the wing, and the spurious vein (see this page, figure on lower right).
… Stephen Hart, 27 July, 2008 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

 
Hairy eyes
might have some significance. Most flies with this appearance turn out to be Eristalis. Less frequent are Palpada.

This one looks quite close. I think we're safe with Eristalis


Note comment on face. With flies, it's often good to get the face and a view from the rear as well. Most important, however, is a shot from above showing wing veins and pattern on back, but you're already doing these.
… Ron Hemberger, 27 July, 2008 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

 
A similar fly
These flies look pretty similar:

… Stephen Hart, 29 August, 2008 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

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