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Transverse Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa)
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Copyright © 2015
Allen Chartier
Unknown Flower Fly (Syrphiidae) -
Eristalis transversa
Monroe County, Michigan, USA
September 8, 2014
Size: Perhaps 1/4 - 3/8 inch
I haven't been able to locate a Syrphiid with big red eyes and a tapering yellow and black abdomen in any references. ID help is greatly appreciated.
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Contributed by
Allen Chartier
on 5 February, 2015 - 2:34pm
Last updated 6 February, 2015 - 2:37am
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I can just barely see the sinuous vein, and the bright yellow scutellum is a dead giveaway!
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Kelsey J.R.P. Byers
, 6 February, 2015 - 2:37am
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 5 February, 2015 - 4:12pm
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Eristalis transversa?
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Even Dankowicz
, 5 February, 2015 - 3:16pm
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