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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Megasyrphus » Megasyrphus laxus
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fly - Megasyrphus laxus
Copyright © 2017 PeeGee

fly - Megasyrphus laxus
Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA
June 28, 2012
? drone fly
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Contributed by PeeGee on 15 March, 2017 - 1:44pm
Last updated 15 March, 2017 - 7:11pm

Moved
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… Martin Hauser, 15 March, 2017 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

The strongly dipped R4+5 vein
The strongly dipped R4+5 vein and the mainly yellowish middle and front tibia with black feet and very black thorax and yellow posterior callus, makes me think Megasyrphus. I have sent it to Martin.
… Bill Dean, 15 March, 2017 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks once again for your he
Thanks once again for your help and for your very detailed summary. Love that!
… PeeGee, 22 March, 2017 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

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