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Eupeodes volucris ?? - Eupeodes volucris - female
Copyright © 2008 Gary McDonald

Eupeodes volucris ?? - Eupeodes volucris - Female
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
February 8, 2008
Size: ~10mm
Saw this fly on Euryops in our garden. Maybe the same as .
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 15 February, 2008 - 11:07am
Last updated 2 December, 2010 - 7:32am

Moved
Moved from Eupeodes.
… Beatriz Moisset, 2 December, 2010 - 7:32am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphini.
… Beatriz Moisset, 28 June, 2010 - 7:06am login or register to post comments

Eupeodes sp.
The light color on the nearly identical Scaeva pyrastri is less precise and the small circles more "blobby".
… Ron Hemberger, 28 October, 2009 - 1:43am login or register to post comments

 
ID upgrade: Eupeodes volucris
Yes, this is the female version of the male IDed in the inset.
… Ron Hemberger, 1 December, 2010 - 11:09pm login or register to post comments

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