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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Sphaerophoria » Sphaerophoria contigua
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Sphaerophoria Species - Sphaerophoria contigua - male
Copyright © 2007 Kenneth Dwain Harrelson

Sphaerophoria Species - Sphaerophoria contigua - Male
Norris City, White County, Illinois, USA
November 16, 2007
Size: Approx. 9/16 in. long
I'm assuming this is some kind of fly. But, it's unlike any other type I've ever seen. It seems to have light-colored patches in front of the eyes and just behind them, too.

I noticed there were none of these posted for November in my state, so now that oversight is corrected.
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Contributed by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson on 17 November, 2007 - 12:08am
Last updated 3 August, 2017 - 12:16pm

Moved
Moved from contigua, novaeangliae, pyrrhina, or sulphuripes.
… Martin Hauser, 3 August, 2017 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Sphaerophoria.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 15 January, 2016 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

Sphaerophoria male
It is, and impossible to identify further without specimen, because one has to llok at the genitalia! :-))
Greetings,
… Gerard Pennards, 17 November, 2007 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

Platycheirus possibly?
Some of the Platycheirus in the bug guide have those light patches both fore and aft of the eyes.
… Kevin Hall, 17 November, 2007 - 12:15am login or register to post comments

 
Match
Thanks, I saw some like you described in that genus. That's probably it.
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 17 November, 2007 - 7:04am login or register to post comments

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