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Syrphid - Eristalsis? - Eristalinus aeneus - male
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Syrphid - Eristalsis? - Eristalinus aeneus - Male
Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
June 8, 2006
Size: 15 mm
Only one individual observed. Interacting with several Eristalsis arbustorum.

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Contributed by Steve Scott on 15 June, 2006 - 11:09pm
Last updated 4 February, 2007 - 5:37pm

Moved
Moved from Eristalinus aeneus.
… Martin Hauser, 4 February, 2007 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

This is a male of the introdu
This is a male of the introduced European Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus.
… Martin Hauser, 16 June, 2006 - 5:12am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks,
Martin. I should have recognized it when I scanned the guide. The eyes are fairly distinctive. In the field, it just blended in with the E. arbustorum and I didn't know I had a new one until reviewing the pictures.
… Steve Scott, 16 June, 2006 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

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