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Syrphus - Parasyrphus
Copyright © 2015 Joseph V Higbee

Syrphus - Parasyrphus
Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington, USA
September 30, 2015
Size: 10mm

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Syrphus - Parasyrphus Syrphus - Parasyrphus
Contributed by Joseph V Higbee on 1 October, 2015 - 12:20pm
Last updated 23 November, 2023 - 10:14pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphus or Parasyrphus or Epistrophe or Eupeodes.
… v belov, 23 November, 2023 - 10:14pm

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This was identified using the pattern on the sternites which is a perfect match for the image in Skevington`s Field Guide- page 455.
Compare the rolled abdomen and the orange/yellow markings receding (ie. gently curving forward) towards side edges.....
How reliable the colour of front and middle tarsi is a feature, I am not certain so I settled with Parasyrphus.
… Bill Dean, 23 November, 2023 - 4:58am

Parasyrphus
Parasyrphus ... female
… Bill Dean, 22 November, 2023 - 10:37am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 1 October, 2015 - 2:53pm

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