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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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Syrphid Fly - Allograpta obliqua - female
Copyright © 2008 Marvin Smith

Syrphid Fly - Allograpta obliqua - Female
Ozark Mountains, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
May 21, 2008
Several of these flies seemed to be feeding on something that was on the grass and other small plants ... never could determine what the substance was ... no large blooms in the area ... noticed them for a several hours from mid to late PM ... Marvin.

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Syrphid Fly - Allograpta obliqua - female Syrphid Fly - Allograpta obliqua - female
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Contributed by Marvin Smith on 22 May, 2008 - 1:02am
Last updated 9 January, 2016 - 3:00am

Moved
Moved from obliqua or exotica.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 9 January, 2016 - 3:00am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Common Oblique Syrphid.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 December, 2013 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

I'm thinking...
it might be Allograpta obliqua. Check the pics there. One of the experts can probably confirm for sure. Nice pics, and if it does turn out to be A. obliqua, first record on BugGuide for Arkansas. :)
… Kevin Hall, 22 May, 2008 - 7:40am login or register to post comments

 
Allograpta obliqua
I'm thinking you are correct. "...transverse yellow bands on the abdomen, and two oblique yellow marks near the tip." looks right to me. Thank you, Kevin.
… Marvin Smith, 22 May, 2008 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

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