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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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stupid syrphids again, but the second line on the abdomen is split instead of whole like the last - Allograpta obliqua - male
Copyright © 2008 Jessica Lawrence

stupid syrphids again, but the second line on the abdomen is split instead of whole like the last - Allograpta obliqua - Male
North Carolina, USA
July 2, 2008

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stupid syrphids again, but the second line on the abdomen is split instead of whole like the last - Allograpta obliqua - male stupid syrphids again, but the second line on the abdomen is split instead of whole like the last - Allograpta obliqua - male stupid syrphids again, but the second line on the abdomen is split instead of whole like the last - Allograpta obliqua - male
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Contributed by Jessica Lawrence on 8 December, 2008 - 1:17pm
Last updated 8 May, 2013 - 8:38pm

Allograpta obliqua, a male
What, won't the smart ones pose for you?
… Ron Hemberger, 9 December, 2008 - 1:15am login or register to post comments

 
sex
how do you tell if it's male or female?
… Jessica Lawrence, 9 December, 2008 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

 
Well, if they don't fly away, I ask nicely.
Otherwise I check to see if the eyes touch at the top. (The big-eyed dudes are males for most syrphids, but I do think there are some minor exceptions.)
… Ron Hemberger, 9 December, 2008 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

 
haha
no they fly away.
… Jessica Lawrence, 9 December, 2008 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

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