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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Syrphus or Parasyrphus or Epistrophe or Eupeodes
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Syrphid ID possible?
Copyright © 2008 bugguy91

Syrphid ID possible?
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
March 22, 2008
I'm not sure if this is either a Toxomerus geminatus or marginatus, since both are in my area, or neither.
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Contributed by bugguy91 on 3 April, 2008 - 8:16am
Last updated 17 January, 2016 - 3:26pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphini.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 17 January, 2016 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

A third opinion
At Bug Guide, these are typically placed at Syrphini (tribe level), which covers both Eupeodes and Syrphus.

(While not an expert, I've posted and observed the posts of many syrphids.)
… Ron Hemberger, 26 July, 2008 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Well
There´s always trouble with these kind of pictures!
Boundaries are clear when you have specimens which one can study under the microscope, but from a picture it is more hazardous.
To be honest I suspect this one to be a Syrphus female, especially because of the dusty stripes on the thorax (from head to scutellum), whereas in Eupeodes the thorax is mostly clear and shiny.
But looks can be deceiving, so it's not a sure ID!
Greetings,
… Gerard Pennards, 7 April, 2008 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

American Hover Fly?
Check out Gary's fine photo and links there to other discussions. Full dorsal view and a lateral view to show a possible margined abdomen would be ideal but.... I still have trouble with these so this is tentative; please wait for an expert.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 3 April, 2008 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

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