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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Temnostomina » Pterallastes » Pterallastes thoracicus

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Copyright © 2007 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

Bg829 C7682 - Pterallastes thoracicus -

Gloster, Gloster Arboretum, Amite County, Mississippi, USA
April 12, 2007
Size: body length 13.8 mm.

We believe this is a Syrphid, possibly in the genus Mallota.
Proper placement would be appreciated.
Gayle

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Bg829 C7682 - Pterallastes thoracicus - male

Bg829 C7682 - Pterallastes thoracicus - male

Bg829 C7682 - Pterallastes thoracicus - male

Bg829 C7682 - Pterallastes thoracicus - male

Bg829 C7682 - Pterallastes thoracicus - male

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 26 April, 2007 - 8:14am
Last updated 1 July, 2019 - 5:52pm

Moved

Moved from Flies.

… Martin Hauser, 27 April, 2007 - 12:16am

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Pterallastes thoracica

These are awesome pics... keep on photographing those Syrphids and Strats!!
Cheers
Martin

… Martin Hauser, 27 April, 2007 - 12:15am

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Thanks, Martin

We appreciate the ID and your kind words about our images.
Note: I tried and was unable to access your homepage.
Gayle

… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 27 April, 2007 - 8:50am

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I am working on a fly homepag

I am working on a fly homepage, but my official page is:
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ppd/Entomology/EntBios/MHauser/Hauser.htm
and I start posting some type fotographs of insects(so my collegues can look at them and discuss about them) on the following page:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Phycus
Hope those work...

… Martin Hauser, 27 April, 2007 - 10:36am

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Mallota

I vote for Mallota bautias. And this appears to be a male. And these are just some terrible shots Gayle. What has happened to your technique? ;>)

… Herschel Raney, 26 April, 2007 - 6:13pm

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Accidents will happen!

I think that was the day I accidently anesthetized myself instead of the subject.
Gayle

… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 26 April, 2007 - 11:16pm

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