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 » Paragini » Paragus
Photo#300889
Paragus sp. ? - Paragus
Copyright © 2009 Gary McDonald

Paragus sp. ? - Paragus
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
July 7, 2009
Size: ~5mm total length.
Caught these two in flagrante delicto on a yarrow in our garden. (live oak/chaparral habitat).
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Gary McDonald on 8 July, 2009 - 10:21am
Last updated 25 July, 2009 - 3:06pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 25 July, 2009 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

Your ID's good. Nice photo, too.
I didn't realize those with different colored abdomens can be the same species. I've seen (and posted) only one mating pair, and the size difference was more dramatic than yours.
… Ron Hemberger, 8 July, 2009 - 11:46am 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