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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Allograpta » Allograpta obliqua
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Allograpta series from north of Death Valley - Allograpta obliqua - female
Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Allograpta series from north of Death Valley - Allograpta obliqua - Female
Mouth of Cottonwood Canyon, at southeast base of the White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
June 16, 2009
Female Allograpta obliqua approaching an inflorescence of a desert shrub, Psorothamnus polydenius, in the Pea family (Fabaceae).

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 25 June, 2009 - 6:47pm

Interesting info on feeding, Aaron
Recently, I've noticed these syrphids - numerous now - spend a lot of time on a flower. You've helped me understand why.
… Ron Hemberger, 26 June, 2009 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

 
They're beauties!
And beneficial as pollinators (also, as larvae, for devouring aphids as you know).

PS: For anyone rusty or unfamiliar with pea-flower parts and terminology, I added a link to a simple explanatory diagram after the comments for the 2nd image in this series.
… Aaron Schusteff, 29 June, 2009 - 11:14pm login or register to post comments

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