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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Xylotina » Xylota
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Syrphid Fly - Xylota
Copyright © 2010 Karl Hillig

Syrphid Fly - Xylota
Ballston Lake, Saratoga County, New York, USA
July 19, 2009
Size: ~ 10 mm
Attracted to porch light. ID help appreciated.

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Syrphid Fly - Xylota Syrphid Fly - Xylota
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Contributed by Karl Hillig on 23 January, 2010 - 4:49pm
Last updated 26 February, 2016 - 8:05pm

Moved
Moved from Xylota or Chalcosyrphus.
… Martin Hauser, 26 February, 2016 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 21 January, 2013 - 1:42am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 30 August, 2010 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

Lejops?
I have some trouble IDing these, particularly if they're posed, but think the ID holds. In addition to gestalt, I'm looking at the hairness of this one and enlarged femur, though the latter feature is found on some other syrphids, notably Syritta pipiens.

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… Ron Hemberger, 23 January, 2010 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Actually I'm pretty sure that
Actually I'm pretty sure that's either Xylota or Chalcosyrphus... and you almost have to look at the metasternum to tell the difference between those two. These two genera have a very concave face in between the antennal insertions and the oral margin, which doesn't extend very far between the eyes. If you look at a good lateral of lejops, they have a tubercule on the face, and many species have a face that projects forward and downwards to verying degrees. their scutum is also usually striped.
… Andrew Young, 20 February, 2010 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

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