Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Syrphus
Photo#250339
Syrphid Fly - Syrphus - female
Copyright © 2008 Kevin Hall

Syrphid Fly - Syrphus - Female
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
June 15, 2008

Images of this individual: tag all
Syrphid Fly - Syrphus - female Syrphid Fly - Syrphus - female Syrphid Fly - Syrphus - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Kevin Hall on 25 January, 2009 - 3:28pm
Last updated 26 January, 2009 - 7:56pm

Yep
It's a female Syrphus sp.
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 26 January, 2009 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

Check genus: syrphus
Don't know the size of this one, but I've seen similarly-patterned in my neighborhood, and they look a lot like the Syrphus example in the Kaufman/Eaton guide. They were about 1 cm long (or less) as I recall.
… John Schneider, 25 January, 2009 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact