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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Drone Flies (Eristalis) » Subgenus Eoseristalis (Eristalis Subgenus Eoseristalis) » Eristalis anthophorina
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syrphidae? - Eristalis anthophorina
Copyright © 2009 Ethan Friedman

syrphidae? - Eristalis anthophorina
41.44°N x 73.63°W, Dutchess County, New York, USA
December 31, 1969
Size: 13mm
I believe this is in Syrphidae from the big dip down in the Rs (R 4+5 is it?), but would love some help....

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Contributed by Ethan Friedman on 19 July, 2009 - 7:58pm
Last updated 10 December, 2012 - 10:12am

Moved
Moved from Eristalis anthophorina.
… Martin Hauser, 13 April, 2010 - 10:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Eoseristalis.
… Martin Hauser, 13 April, 2010 - 10:36am login or register to post comments

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… Martin Hauser, 18 October, 2009 - 10:37pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Schneider, 18 August, 2009 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

Most syrphids have a spurious vein
See:

I'm notoriously bad with dead specimens, but wish you luck, Ethan.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 July, 2009 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
I think the spurious vein is tough to see in the photo; easier on the left wing.
… Ethan Friedman, 20 July, 2009 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Good. That's one hurdle behind you.
There aren't many fuzzy syrphids, so that should also help a bit. So should the fact that the wings have markings.

Three areas to explore:

Eristalis - there are loads of these and shape looks right

Narcissus bulb fly - a hairy one

Bee minics - do a search to turn some up
… Ron Hemberger, 20 July, 2009 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Possible shortcut
… Ron Hemberger, 20 July, 2009 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

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