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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Sericomyiina » Sericomyia » chalcopyga complex  (Sericomyia chalcopyga complex ) » Western Pond Fly (Sericomyia chalcopyga)
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Syrphid Fly - Sericomyia chalcopyga
Copyright © 2016 Masumi Palhof

Syrphid Fly - Sericomyia chalcopyga
Kodiak, Kodiak County, Alaska, USA
June 3, 2016
Found in a suburban yard near lots of salmonberry bushes
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Contributed by Masumi Palhof on 30 August, 2016 - 4:41pm
Last updated 30 August, 2016 - 7:22pm

I am informed DNA sequencing
I am informed DNA sequencing is being done to sort out this Sericomyia chalcopyga " complex ".
… Bill Dean, 31 August, 2016 - 6:56pm login or register to post comments

I`m having trouble with Couplet 13
I`m having trouble with Couplet 13 in Skevington`s key.
a) Abdominal markings with CONCAVE margins? etc.
Definitely Sericomyia. It looks very much like SOME other male images on the S.chalcopyga BugGuide page but....... Maybe Jeff can make some comments on these IDs.
… Bill Dean, 30 August, 2016 - 10:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… John S. Ascher, 30 August, 2016 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

Male - Syrphid Fly
This looks like a male Sericomyia chalcopyga. (western range) The eyes meet at the top of the head. = ♂
… Bob Biagi, 30 August, 2016 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 August, 2016 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

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