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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Paragus » subgenus Paragus (Paragus subgenus Paragus)
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Paragus
Copyright © 2007 Joe, Entomologist (in training)

Paragus
Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
May 2, 2007
Size: 5 mm
from yellow pan trap... note the rows of hairs on the eyes

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Contributed by Joe, Entomologist (in training) on 2 May, 2007 - 8:31pm
Last updated 20 January, 2013 - 4:14pm

Moved
Moved from subgenus Paragus.
… Martin Hauser, 20 January, 2013 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous.
… Martin Hauser, 20 January, 2013 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Paragus.
… Martin Hauser, 20 January, 2013 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

Interesting
At first, I thought these flies all had red "butts", i.e. back part of the abdomen. Then, I thought all had solid coloration. Now, you have one with a pattern. A dorsal shot would be nice. Wing shot is very helpful, but I find the two others rather cryptic.

When you catch them in a pan trap, do they come out dead? I ask because the pose on this one is pretty good.
… Ron Hemberger, 2 May, 2007 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

 
A pan trap is a yellow or whi
A pan trap is a yellow or white bowl of soapy water that insects are attracted to and drown in... quite effective; I have a pile of a few dozen Toxomerus... I'll try and get a better shot as per your request. Cheers
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 2 May, 2007 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

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