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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Syrphus » Syrphus opinator
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Eupeodes or Syrphus or ?? - Syrphus opinator
Copyright © 2008 Gary McDonald

Eupeodes or Syrphus or ?? - Syrphus opinator
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
April 29, 2008
Size: ~10mm
Seen on Cistus in our garden. (live oak/chaparral habitat). I'm never sure how to distinguish between Eupeodes & Syrphus.
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 29 June, 2008 - 12:35pm
Last updated 30 December, 2014 - 11:03pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphini.
… Martin Hauser, 30 December, 2014 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Beatriz Moisset, 25 September, 2008 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 18 July, 2008 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

From general appearance
I'd go for Syrphus, but unfortunately almost impossible to be sure from a picture!
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 29 June, 2008 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Syrphus?
Paul Beuk went into some lengths describing both Syrphus and Eupeodes here. He stated that "In European species of Eupeodes it is always clear that bands are narrower in the middle and thus consist of two confluent markings. I do not know if this is also the case in Nearctic species." Looking at this image, the bands are narrower in the middle. To this point, is Paul's description relevant to Nearctic species?
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 15 October, 2008 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Syrphus, Eupeodes
Tony added these comments to the differences between the two genera. They continue to frustrate me.
… Beatriz Moisset, 16 October, 2008 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

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