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Syrphid2 - Melanostoma mellinum -

Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
May 22, 2020

very small, think it was less than 8mm
only got 1 angle

Contributed by Stylurus on 22 May, 2020 - 8:30pm
Last updated 23 May, 2020 - 3:33pm

Moved

Moved from Syrphid Flies.

… Martin Hauser, 23 May, 2020 - 3:33pm

Melanostoma mellinum … I think

Melanostoma mellinum … female I think. Not a very clear picture.
I have sent it to Dr. Martin Hauser for his opinion. Males of Melanostoma mellinum taken same place, same day.

… Bill Dean, 22 May, 2020 - 11:05pm

indentifying this individual

Thanks for all of your efforts. I appreciate this so much. It disappeared when I tried to get another angle, which might have made everything easier. I had thought that the female was measurably smaller than the male, but the guide shows a size range of up to double, so I guess not at issue.

… Stylurus, 23 May, 2020 - 5:50pm

For what it's worth, that was

For what it's worth, that was my guess as well.

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 23 May, 2020 - 9:29am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 May, 2020 - 9:45pm

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