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Syrphid Fly, sp. - Scaeva pyrastri
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Syrphid Fly, sp. - Scaeva pyrastri
Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, Los Trancos section, Santa Clara County, California, USA
April 19, 2008
Size: ~10 mm
Syrphid, maybe a Eupeodes sp?
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Contributed by iNaturalist on 18 June, 2009 - 11:41pm
Last updated 30 June, 2009 - 12:00am

Scaeva pyrastri
It looks nearly identical to Eupeodes, but S. pyrastri has almost a "hand-drawn" appearance on the white markings, as opposed to the more precise presentation on the other fly. "More blobby" is another way it's been described.
… Ron Hemberger, 18 June, 2009 - 11:47pm login or register to post comments

 
That's a European species...
now invading California?
… iNaturalist, 19 June, 2009 - 12:54am login or register to post comments

 
Don't know how recent they are.
Info page here, created 2004, is light on details: http://bugguide.net/node/view/7262
… Ron Hemberger, 19 June, 2009 - 10:28am login or register to post comments

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