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mylangyna - Melangyna
Copyright © 2019 RobertWeeden

mylangyna - Melangyna
Fairbanks Georgeson Gardens, Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, USA
September 1, 2019

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mylangyna - Melangyna mylangyna - Melangyna mylangyna - Melangyna
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Contributed by RobertWeeden on 2 September, 2019 - 10:06pm

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One of M. umbellatarum, lasiophthalma, arctica, or labiatarum, all of which can be found in AK - keyed by wing membrane trichosity and facial features, the latter which we can't see from these images.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 2 September, 2019 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Too bad! I tried to get a fac
Too bad! I tried to get a facial shot but without success. It actually felt as if they didn't like in front of them! Do you need both, or are the wings patterns enough?
… RobertWeeden, 2 September, 2019 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

 
In the Vockeroth (1992) key f
In the Vockeroth (1992) key for Melangyna, wing trichosity splits umbellatarum/lasiophthalma from arctica/labiatarum. The former are then split by the pattern of the frons, markings on the scutellum, color of the side of the thorax, etc. The latter are split by facial details.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 2 September, 2019 - 10:56pm login or register to post comments

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