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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 dimidiata
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Eristalis verification - Eristalis dimidiata - female
Copyright © 2010 Callen Harty

Eristalis verification - Eristalis dimidiata - Female
Ednat Taylor Conservation Park, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 12, 2010
Pretty sure this is Eristalis, but looking for verify that and for help breaking it down a little further to find out what kind of Eristalis fly.
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Contributed by Callen Harty on 12 September, 2010 - 12:50pm
Last updated 21 January, 2013 - 1:49pm

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Eoseristalis.
… Martin Hauser, 21 January, 2013 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Eristalis.
… v belov, 21 January, 2013 - 2:38am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Beatriz Moisset, 3 December, 2010 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 6 November, 2010 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Moved for expert attention.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 September, 2010 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

Yes Eristalis, a female.
Sorry, I don't know eastern species. You may want to move your post to Flies (Diptera) to see if it draws expert comment. (Otherwise, you could put it at Eristalis, but it would be far less visible there.)
… Ron Hemberger, 12 September, 2010 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

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