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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Palpada » Palpada vinetorum
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Syrphidae? - Palpada vinetorum - male
Copyright © 2006 Charles Weber

Syrphidae? - Palpada vinetorum - Male
Plantation, Broward County, Florida, USA
A lot thicker than most of the hover flies I have shot and A LOT bigger, I see these all the time and wonder if they are indeed Syrphid flies since they hover and have similar features. Thanks for your help,

Charles
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Contributed by Charles Weber on 1 October, 2006 - 1:26am
Last updated 13 July, 2008 - 10:35am

Moved
Moved from Palpada.
This appears to be what has been identified as Palpada vinetorum. See references in the guide page for the species.
… Cotinis, 28 October, 2006 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

Palpada sp.
It's a syrphid in the genus Palpada, which is close to the genus Eristalis. The species of Palpada (like this one) are often a bit more colorful than Eristalis.
Greetings,
… Gerard Pennards, 1 October, 2006 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

I can't tell you for sure but
I can't tell you for sure but I do know alot of the Eupeodes species are very large in comparison with a syr. species.

Search for Eupeodes images and see if you find a match.
… gehan gehale, 1 October, 2006 - 2:26am login or register to post comments

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