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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 stipator
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Reality Check: Is this Palpada? - Eristalis stipator - female
Copyright © 2008 Ron Hemberger

Reality Check: Is this Palpada? - Eristalis stipator - Female
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
October 19, 2008
These flies have been pretty common in SoCal in the last couple of months (Sept., Oct.) and are often found with Eristalis. But these are Palpada, right? (I've shot similar Palpada, but none so far with the smoky markings on the wings, and that makes me wonder.)

If it's any help, I can provide images of other individuals; just ask.

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Reality Check: Is this Palpada? - Eristalis stipator - female Reality Check: Is this Palpada? - Eristalis stipator - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 31 October, 2008 - 2:19am
Last updated 9 October, 2014 - 9:22pm

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Eoseristalis.
… Martin Hauser, 9 October, 2014 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Martin...
...for this ID and also all your recent work getting Eristalis posts moving towards species.
… Ron Hemberger, 9 October, 2014 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

 
It is mainly Bill Deans's wor
It is mainly Bill Deans's work, I double check and move the pics..
… Martin Hauser, 10 October, 2014 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Good to know.
.
… Ron Hemberger, 10 October, 2014 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Eristalis.
… v belov, 22 January, 2013 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 18 December, 2008 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

Eristalis sp.
Female
… Gerard Pennards, 18 December, 2008 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Gerard
...
… Ron Hemberger, 18 December, 2008 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

Nice images, Ron -
is it OK to move these to Syrphidae? Wish I could help. Maybe Gerard will comment...
… Ken Schneider, 2 December, 2008 - 12:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ken
I lost touch with these. Now they've been moved per your suggestion, but I wonder if Eristalini would have been better. (I think comments are more likely in Syrphidae, but placement is more corect in Eristalini. Either's fine with me.)
… Ron Hemberger, 2 December, 2008 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Either way
sounds fine to me - up to you. Hope you had a good turkey day!
… Ken Schneider, 2 December, 2008 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah, we had a good Thanksgiving
visiting my son's family in Wichita. Returning to California tomorrow.
… Ron Hemberger, 2 December, 2008 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

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