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Unidentified Insect 128 - Sphaerophoria - female
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Unidentified Insect 128 - Sphaerophoria - Female
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
November 6, 2009
Size: 1/4 inch or less

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Contributed by lika2009 on 6 November, 2009 - 10:30pm
Last updated 8 November, 2009 - 4:39pm

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… lika2009, 8 November, 2009 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

A syrphid, tribe Syrphini
Probably Sphaerophoria or Allograpta, but I can't quite make out the pattern on the back. Do you have a top view with wings open?
… Ron Hemberger, 7 November, 2009 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Unfortunately I do not have a top view with wings open
but I upload another photo. The quality is bad but I think you could see the pattern a little better.
… lika2009, 7 November, 2009 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Quite helpful. It's a female Sphaerophoria.
ID on these go only to genus on the females, even with specimen in hand. While pattern is different on this one, the posture and the shape of the striped abdomen is much like yours:


If a photo earns you an ID, it's a good one!
… Ron Hemberger, 7 November, 2009 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the ID.
… lika2009, 8 November, 2009 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

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