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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Sphaerophoria
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Sphaerophoria? - Sphaerophoria - female
Copyright © 2006 Peter Hollinger

Sphaerophoria? - Sphaerophoria - Female
Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
August 1, 2005
Size: ~1cm
On Queen Anne's Lace. Is this Sphaerophoria? Or another Syrphini?
Wider and Larger views.
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Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 4 April, 2006 - 8:04pm
Last updated 5 April, 2006 - 3:56pm

Yes!!
It is a female Sphaerophoria!
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 5 April, 2006 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

 
Female
Thanks, Gerard. How do you tell female from male?
… Peter Hollinger, 5 April, 2006 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

 
Males and females
The eyes of the males are much larger and meet at the top of the head. If you look at the images of Syrphidae in the guide you will be able to tell the difference quickly.
… Beatriz Moisset, 5 April, 2006 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

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