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Photo#306010
cool eyes - Eristalinus aeneus

cool eyes - Eristalinus aeneus
Pacific Grove near the shore, Monterey County, California, USA
July 10, 2009
I think it's a syrphid but are the speckeled eyes diagnostic to something unusual?

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Moved from Syrphid Flies.

Eristalinus aeneus
Female.
Greetings

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Moved from ID Request.

How about something
near

Do you have
a larger version of this photo? Can you zoom in to the insect?

 
I just cropped this.
Any better Ashley?

 
Nice, thanks!
I'm no fly expert, but I thought that would help someone who is. And I wanted to see the eyes. =) Sorry I'm no help myself!

These look very similar...

 
fly pics
Ashley-thanx for the help. Some of the fly pics look close.-Pat

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