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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Drone Flies (Eristalis) » Subgenus Eoseristalis (Eristalis Subgenus Eoseristalis) » Eristalis arbustorum
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Eristalis sp.? - Eristalis arbustorum - female
Copyright © 2008 Jim Bliss

Eristalis sp.? - Eristalis arbustorum - Female
Montgomery, New York, USA, Orange County, New York, USA
June 29, 2008
Size: 12 mm
Eristalis sp.?
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Contributed by Jim Bliss on 28 August, 2008 - 4:29am
Last updated 6 January, 2009 - 3:19pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 January, 2009 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

Eristalis arbustorum
Female!
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 9 October, 2008 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

Syrphid
Hi Jim, Looks like Eristalis arbustorum (female). Better wait for an expert confirmation tho Cheers, Sandy Spitalnik
… Lloyd and Sandy Spitalnik, 21 September, 2008 - 11:20pm login or register to post comments

Will move -
to family page for now...
… Ken Schneider, 19 September, 2008 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

A tough call, I'd say.
Fly looks like Eristalis, but thorax seems a bit off. Some Palpada are similar, though most have light gray striping on the thorax. Abdomen is on the colorful side, which also could suggest Palpada. Hope you get an expert ID on this one!
… Ron Hemberger, 28 August, 2008 - 7:24pm login or register to post comments

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