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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Syrphus » Syrphus torvus
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Syrphid ID - Syrphus torvus - male
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Syrphid ID - Syrphus torvus - Male
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
February 2, 2008
Size: ~12mm
Sunning itself on a bamboo plant in the middle of a briar patch....Ouch!
It stayed there throughout the day until late afternoon when it disappeared. Temps were in the high 50's.

Edit: I just realized that this fly resembles the one I imaged on 1/1/08
http://bugguide.net/node/view/163678 Are they the same species?
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Contributed by Scott Justis on 5 February, 2008 - 8:44am
Last updated 5 February, 2008 - 6:47pm

This
is a beautiful photo! :)
… Vespula Vulgaris, 5 February, 2008 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I have multiple thorn cuts to show for it :^0. Actually, the head area was slightly OOF, I had to apply some extra sharpening there.
… Scott Justis, 5 February, 2008 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

Quite right!!
It is the same species (with hairy eyes), only this time you caught the male on camera!
So this is a male Syrphus torvus!
greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 5 February, 2008 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi Gerard,
What are the chances that I captured this same species again?! A male at that! I think I'm going to go play the lottery :^).

Thanks!
… Scott Justis, 5 February, 2008 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

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