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Syrphid - Myolepta
Copyright © 2017 Alice Abela

Syrphid - Myolepta
Indian Road area, Los Padres National Forest, Monterey County, California, USA
May 6, 2017
Size: ~1cm
Found adjacent to flowing creek with gravel substrate in mixed oak conifer habitat

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Contributed by Alice Abela on 10 May, 2017 - 11:34pm
Last updated 23 April, 2020 - 3:28pm

Moved
Moved from Cheilosia.
… Martin Hauser, 23 April, 2020 - 3:28pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 11 May, 2017 - 7:31pm

I changed my mind
I changed my mind after discussion with Dr. Martin Hauser and have identified it as Myolepta.
The upper outer cross-vein meets R4+5 very close to wing tip in Myolepta but much further removed from tip in Cheilosia.
… Bill Dean, 11 May, 2017 - 1:35am

 
ID
Myolepta lunulata was suggested in my cross post to inaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9254176#activity_identification_112404051
… Alice Abela, 1 July, 2020 - 12:21am

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