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A black and yellow hoverfly, with more black than yellow - Eupeodes volucris - female
Copyright © 2008 Arthur Scott Macmillan

A black and yellow hoverfly, with more black than yellow - Eupeodes volucris - Female
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
March 5, 2008
Size: Not Sure

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A black and yellow hoverfly, with more black than yellow - Eupeodes volucris - female A black and yellow hoverfly, with more black than yellow - Eupeodes volucris - female
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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 23 March, 2008 - 5:37pm
Last updated 26 April, 2010 - 6:36pm

Moved
Moved from Eupeodes.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 10 December, 2009 - 12:53am login or register to post comments

Genus Eupeodes
Too small to be Scaeva pyrastri so next best choice is Genus Eupeodes. It may be a female Eupeodes volucris although it is a bit small for that species as well; please wait for an expert to confirm or dispute or provide additional insight.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 4 April, 2008 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

 
E. volucris does look good.
See:
… Ron Hemberger, 9 December, 2009 - 11:14pm login or register to post comments

 
I corrected the size to not sure!
And thanks for the help!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 26 April, 2010 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ted-
I will jump into Eupeodes and get my feet wet! Thanks for the info!
...Yes, very similar to Eupeodes volucris!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 4 April, 2008 - 11:55pm login or register to post comments

 
I think my size estimate was way off
It doesn't make sense it could be that small, and I have more than one fairly good shots of this fly in flight. That would be pretty hard for something 4 to 5mm! 8mm seems more likely, which is close to the size of Eupeodes volucris
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 10 February, 2009 - 2:19pm login or register to post comments

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