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Fly species (?) - Eristalis hirta

Fly species (?) - Eristalis hirta
White Pine Reservoir picnic area, Calaveras County, California, USA
October 12, 2017
Size: 1/2 inch + or -
I observed this fly perched in some cattails on the east side of White Pine Reservoir.

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Fly species (?) - Eristalis hirta Fly species (?) - Eristalis hirta

Moved

Eristalis hirta ..... female
Eristalis hirta ..... female

Moved
Moved from Eristalis.

Subgenus Eoseristalis
Subgenus Eoseristalis

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Moved from ID Request.

Do you have any other views, possibly from the side and/or the front?
If possible in the future, please crop closer to your subject.

It reminds me of Eristalis hirta, but that is only a guess.

 
Eristalis fly
I was using my 80-400mm lens instead of my normal macro 28-300mm and this was the only shot I got of it. I have cropped the same image at your request but whether it will tell you enough to be able to ID it is up to you.

Eristalis .... female. Can`t
Eristalis .... female.
Can`t see important features.

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