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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Meliscaeva » Meliscaeva cinctella
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Tiny striped flying insect - Meliscaeva cinctella
Copyright © 2016 Nikjill

Tiny striped flying insect - Meliscaeva cinctella
Brookside, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
August 9, 2016
To give an idea of its size, this insect is sitting on a hydrangea petal in the photo

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Tiny striped flying insect - Meliscaeva cinctella Tiny striped flying insect - Meliscaeva cinctella
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Contributed by Nikjill on 10 August, 2016 - 5:08pm
Last updated 26 August, 2016 - 6:51pm

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… Even Dankowicz, 26 August, 2016 - 6:39am login or register to post comments

Meliscaeva cinctella .... male
Markings on tergite 2 reaching anterior margin of tergite. The raised shining black semi circle above antennae and leg coloration all point to Meliscaeva cinctella. This is an unusual angle and the thin black line at sides beyond yellow markings looks unusual. This is not seen in the dorsal view, the thin body shape and markings look like a typical Meliscaeva cinctella.
… Bill Dean, 10 August, 2016 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you for explaining the identifying markers. Very helpful and now I have a definitive answer
… Nikjill, 11 August, 2016 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

Do you have any more images?
Do you have any more images?
… Bill Dean, 10 August, 2016 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Just added another: top view.
Just added another: top view. But not the best quality
… Nikjill, 10 August, 2016 - 5:43pm login or register to post comments

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