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Chalcosyrphus sp.? - Xylota - female

Chalcosyrphus sp.? - Xylota - Female
Temple Hills, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
June 9, 2021

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Chalcosyrphus sp.? - Xylota - female Chalcosyrphus sp.? - Xylota - female

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Xylota ... female
Xylota ... female

 
Thanks
Thanks, Bill. This is the second Xylota I've found that I thought was Chalcosyrphus. I really need to learn how to distinguish them.

 
Chalcosyrphus have the hind f
Chalcosyrphus have the hind femur more inflated and they narrow to BEFORE tip but narrow TO tip in Xylota.

 
Thanks!
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