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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Syrphus
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syrphid - Syrphus
Copyright © 2016 sh11

syrphid - Syrphus
Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada
September 30, 2015

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Contributed by sh11 on 14 January, 2016 - 6:53am
Last updated 14 January, 2016 - 3:11pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Martin Hauser, 14 January, 2016 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

Definitely Syrphus. can I se
Definitely Syrphus.
can I see hairs at the bottom of right eye. If so, then it is Syrphus torvus..... female.
… Bill Dean, 14 January, 2016 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much
for this great feedback Bill; sorry, but I'm not sure about the eye hairs.
… sh11, 14 January, 2016 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

 
To play safe, it should go ju
To play safe, it should go just in Syrphus.
… Bill Dean, 14 January, 2016 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

Genus Syrphus? I was just lo
Genus Syrphus? I was just looking at Syrphid flies and this looks like it could belong in that genus. Would need a Syrphid expert to confirm. I find the Syrphid flies quite challenging to ID.
… Ryan Chrouser, 14 January, 2016 - 7:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for
the feedback Ryan!
… sh11, 14 January, 2016 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

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