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Hoverfly (Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus ???) in Arlington, Virginia - Eupeodes
Copyright © 2017 Egarrity

Hoverfly (Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus ???) in Arlington, Virginia - Eupeodes
Arlington, Virginia, USA
May 15, 2017
It landed on my Arlington National Cemetery guide. I took a picture of it. A few moments later it flew off, landed on the palm of my hand and spent a few minutes "tasting" my hand with its proboscis. After researching images on the internet I am guessing this is Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus.
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Contributed by Egarrity on 16 May, 2017 - 12:09am
Last updated 23 October, 2019 - 5:06pm

Moved
Moved from American Hover Fly.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 23 October, 2019 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

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… Martin Hauser, 17 May, 2017 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

Eupeodes americanus
Eupeodes americanus. can be difficult to separate from Eupeodes pomus and you can see on BugGuide many have been placed in americanus/pomus group. However the broad yellow band on tergite 2 has a very straight anterior edge and the frons is virtually totally yellow And I think this is americanus. Tergite 5 seems to be somewhat deformed and I can`t see a genital capsule even though the touching eyes says it is a male.
Could this be an intersex or just a deformed male?
… Bill Dean, 16 May, 2017 - 3:54am login or register to post comments

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