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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Allograpta » Common Oblique Syrphid Fly (Allograpta obliqua)
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Allograpta - Allograpta obliqua - male
Copyright © 2019 catherine_g

Allograpta - Allograpta obliqua - Male
Lubbock, Texas, USA
October 10, 2019
Sorry for the blurry images.
Found on a cowpen daisy. I have had many A. obliqua but this one looked a little different. It seemed bigger but it could be due to the markings.

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Contributed by catherine_g on 18 October, 2019 - 11:08pm
Last updated 18 December, 2019 - 7:31am

Moved
Moved from obliqua or exotica.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 December, 2019 - 7:31am login or register to post comments

I identified this as obliqua
I identified this as obliqua on image 1741255 on 19th Oct 2019 and that is what it is.
Tergite 2 has the diagnostic yellow/white lateral bands at anterior margin narrowing towards middle of tergite. Tergite 4 has a thin yellow/white band at anterior margin and in image 1741253 it is difficult to see but the katepimeron is yellow/white. These features do not fit exotica. I have no doubts this is obliqua.
… Bill Dean, 18 December, 2019 - 12:05am login or register to post comments

 
For what it's worth I also se
For what it's worth I also see the pale color on the katepimeron.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 18 December, 2019 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

Moved
The abdominal pattern and a lack of certainty in the thoracic features makes me think this is best left at either obliqua or exotica, leaning towards exotica based on abdominal pattern.

Moved from Allograpta.
… Arturo Santos, 17 December, 2019 - 10:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Common Oblique Syrphid.
… Arturo Santos, 17 December, 2019 - 10:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 19 October, 2019 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

A. exotica?
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 October, 2019 - 11:13pm login or register to post comments

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