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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini
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Syrphid Fly
Copyright © 2016 Peter Cristofono

Syrphid Fly
Standish, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
June 4, 2016

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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 5 June, 2016 - 3:59pm
Last updated 21 June, 2016 - 8:49am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… John S. Ascher, 21 June, 2016 - 8:49am login or register to post comments

I`m thinking maybe Parasyrphu
I`m thinking maybe Parasyrphus. I`ve sent it to Martin for a second opinion.
… Bill Dean, 5 June, 2016 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

 
could also be Dasysyrphus, bu
could also be Dasysyrphus, but I can't see the hairs on the eyes... so I am not sure
… Martin Hauser, 20 June, 2016 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

 
Hairs are sometimes difficult
Hairs are sometimes difficult to see. Could be Dasysyrphus venustus.
… Bill Dean, 3 August, 2016 - 2:59am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
2nd image added.
… Peter Cristofono, 5 June, 2016 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

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