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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Merodontini » Nausigaster » Nausigaster unimaculata
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Fly - Nausigaster unimaculata
Copyright © 2015 Salvador Vitanza

Fly - Nausigaster unimaculata
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
August 18, 2015
This fly moved fast and perched often. It did not allow me to approach close enough for a decent photo.

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Fly - Nausigaster unimaculata Fly - Nausigaster unimaculata Fly - Nausigaster unimaculata
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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 18 August, 2015 - 4:29pm
Last updated 12 January, 2022 - 7:04pm

Moved
Moved from Nausigaster scutellaris.
… Martin Hauser, 12 January, 2022 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Nausigaster.
… Martin Hauser, 11 January, 2022 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 18 August, 2015 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Outstanding!
Thank you Kelsey, I appreciate your help.
… Salvador Vitanza, 18 August, 2015 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem! This side shot n
No problem! This side shot nicely shows the undivided anepisternum (see here for an explanation).

Great find!
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 18 August, 2015 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
for the additional information on identification. Interesting map that shows all 8 Nausigaster species along the Mexican-American border!
… Salvador Vitanza, 18 August, 2015 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

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