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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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Syrphid - Palpada vinetorum - male
Copyright © 2006 edward trammel

Syrphid - Palpada vinetorum - Male
fayetteville, washington County, Arkansas, USA
August 8, 2006
Size: ~15mm
not the best picture, but i did not have a better one that was just a dorsal view... but perhaps in the genus Palpada?
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Contributed by edward trammel on 15 October, 2006 - 8:51pm
Last updated 28 October, 2006 - 8:22am

Moved to species level
Moved from Palpada. The species ID looks pretty good on this one, Giff Beaton has additional images, see the new species guide page.
… Cotinis, 28 October, 2006 - 8:22am login or register to post comments

Yes!! Male Palpada vinetorum
Palpada sp. it is, and in this case it is a male.
Difficult genus to go to species, there are several species (11 in the nearctic to be exact) and I don't know them all.
But, I am pretty sure this is Palpada vinetorum, because of the amount of yellow on the abdomen and scutellum, and because it has a black band over the gray thorax!
Greetings, Gerard
… Gerard Pennards, 16 October, 2006 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Palpada
thank you very much for the information and ID Gerard.
… edward trammel, 16 October, 2006 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

Palpada?
Certainly looks like the others in the guide, but you may want to wait for Gerard's opinion because I'm just guessing.
… Lynette Elliott, 15 October, 2006 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
fly
i liked calling it something in the genus Palpada, but i am afraid to commit on something like a Syrphid, as i really do not know much about them. thank you for the info, and perhaps Gerard or others will know for sure.
… edward trammel, 15 October, 2006 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

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