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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Volucellini » Copestylum » vesicularium group (Copestylum vesicularium group) » Iridescent Bromeliad Fly (Copestylum vesicularium)
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Unknown Syrphid - Copestylum vesicularium - female
Copyright © 2015 Robert Deans

Unknown Syrphid - Copestylum vesicularium - Female
Hayesville, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
August 3, 2015
Size: ~1.2 cm
Likely Syrphidae, but I can't fine any good matches. Looks a bit like some specimens in Tribe Rhingiini.

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Unknown Syrphid - Copestylum vesicularium - female Unknown Syrphid - Copestylum vesicularium - female Unknown Syrphid - Copestylum vesicularium - female
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Contributed by Robert Deans on 13 August, 2015 - 8:42am
Last updated 30 January, 2022 - 1:56pm

Moved
Moved from vesicularium group.
… Even Dankowicz, 30 January, 2022 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

There's a pale spot on tergit
There's a pale spot on tergite 2.
… Even Dankowicz, 30 January, 2022 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Violet Bromeliad Fly.
… Even Dankowicz, 30 January, 2022 - 1:28pm login or register to post comments

This was IDed as vesicularium
This was IDed as vesicularium on iNat... which is right?
… Even Dankowicz, 30 December, 2021 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

 
I think T2 has middle pale? h
I think T2 has middle pale? https://bugguide.net/images/raw/301/QZS/301QZS9Q30NQJ0NQ1KLKA04QB09Q1KNQY0XK6KSKC0GQ301Q1K7KJ0IKOK5KWK8KJ0IKOKWQRSUQJ05Q.jpg
… Even Dankowicz, 30 December, 2021 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

 
I believe
that the ID on iNaturalist came from you. I noted the difference in ID on the iNat observation
… Robert Deans, 30 December, 2021 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Violet Bromeliad Fly.
… Martin Hauser, 26 June, 2017 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from vesicularium group.
… Martin Hauser, 26 June, 2017 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively; hope the experts agree
terrific pics

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 13 August, 2015 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That's got to be it. Cheers!
… Robert Deans, 13 August, 2015 - 11:19am login or register to post comments

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