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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Meliscaeva » Meliscaeva cinctella
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Hoverfly on a White Meadowsweet flower - Meliscaeva cinctella
Copyright © 2017 Sarah Breau

Hoverfly on a White Meadowsweet flower - Meliscaeva cinctella
Kearney, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
August 10, 2017
Size: ~8mm
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Contributed by Sarah Breau on 30 December, 2017 - 5:20pm
Last updated 31 December, 2017 - 7:22pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Jeff Brown, 31 December, 2017 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

Yes. Meliscaeva cinctella.
Yes. Meliscaeva cinctella. Markings on tergite 2 reaching anterior margin.
… Bill Dean, 31 December, 2017 - 5:20am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you! I see that my conf
Thank you! I see that my confusion is common for these two insects. :-)
… Sarah Breau, 31 December, 2017 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Tribe Syrphini is correct.

I believe it might be Meliscaeva cinctella instead, but would prefer confirmation.

Note the broad interrupted first yellow band.
Do you have any other angles?
… Jeff Brown, 30 December, 2017 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

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