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Syrphini Eupeodes - Syrphus torvus
Copyright © 2005 srhule

Syrphini Eupeodes - Syrphus torvus
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November 12, 2005
Size: About 1/2 inch
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Contributed by srhule on 15 November, 2005 - 5:49am
Last updated 29 April, 2007 - 9:55pm

Moved
Moved from Eupeodes.
… Matthew Roth, 29 April, 2007 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
I have cropped the photo and moved it to the guide.
… Matthew Roth, 10 December, 2005 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Syrphus torvus
Check here.
… Adalbert Goertz, 29 April, 2007 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

 
This is a Syrphus. Not an Eupeodes
Hi,

This specie is an Syrphus spec.. An Eupeodes does not have the stripes you see on the thorax. Also the shape of the yellow markings on the abdomen or resable a Syrphus more.
See for example the Syrphus torvus specie: www.syrphidae.com

Cheers,
Bastiaan
… Bastiaan, 21 January, 2006 - 5:13am login or register to post comments

No
This is a Syrphid, but not in the genus Helophilus. It belongs to the tribe Syrphini, and I think genus Eupeodes
… Matthew Roth, 15 November, 2005 - 7:56am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your help. srhule
Thanks for your help. srhule
… srhule, 16 November, 2005 - 5:59am login or register to post comments

 
ok.. I think I see the difference...
I was just commenting that it looked like mine. Upon closer inspection of photos I see that mine has a much more defined stripped mid plate, where the ones of his type have a more shiny metallic look to them..

Thanks for the info. Every incorrect guess I learn something new.. :)

-Gehan Gehale
… gehan gehale, 15 November, 2005 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

Look alot like..
One I posted a while back


ID'd as a Syrphid - Helophilus.


-Gehan Gehale
… gehan gehale, 15 November, 2005 - 7:35am login or register to post comments

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