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Species Parasyrphus currani

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Aschiza")
Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)
Subfamily Syrphinae
Tribe Syrphini
Genus Parasyrphus
Species currani (Parasyrphus currani)
Explanation of Names
Parasyrphus currani (Fluke 1935)
Identification
Distinct black facial stripe separates from P. tarsatus; short sparse eye hairs separate from P. macularis.(1)
Range
Western Canada and Alaska.(1)(2)
Works Cited
1.The flower flies of the subfamily Syrphinae of Canada, Alaska, and Greenland, Diptera: Syrphidae
Vockeroth J.R. 1992. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Pt. 18. Ottawa: Agriculture Canada. 456 pp.
2.Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5