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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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Species ID? Found in San Diego - Allograpta obliqua
Copyright © 2020 kyleyjones17

Species ID? Found in San Diego - Allograpta obliqua
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
March 2, 2020
Found on flowers in San Diego. Wondering what species/order this is. Has some clear mimicry happening here.
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Contributed by kyleyjones17 on 2 March, 2020 - 8:31pm
Last updated 3 March, 2020 - 3:50am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 3 March, 2020 - 3:50am login or register to post comments

Allograpta obliqua ..... female
Allograpta obliqua ..... female.
Note the the thin black band on hind femora and thin marking at anterior margin of tergite 2 narrowing toward middle.
… Bill Dean, 3 March, 2020 - 3:40am login or register to post comments

Sphaerophoria contigua, maybe
Sphaerophoria contigua, maybe? Unless that's enough of a frons fork for sulphuripes, I can't quite tell.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 2 March, 2020 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

Cropped and moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Syrphid. Others will be able to take the ID further.

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 March, 2020 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

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