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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Tropidiina » Syritta » Syritta flaviventris
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Syritta flaviventris - male
Copyright © 2009 Martin Hauser

Syritta flaviventris - Male
Algodones dunes Glamis L. Kimsey leg, Imperial County, California, USA
May 30, 2008
European Syrphid, first time collected in California. The large extension at the base of the hind femur is characteristic for the males of this species. Also the completely silver dusted sides and the lack of the spurious vein.
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Contributed by Martin Hauser on 7 January, 2009 - 12:16pm

Nice find, Martin
What, no spurious vein? What are we to do? Interesting coloration and rear legs.
… Ron Hemberger, 7 January, 2009 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Actually Lynn Kimsey found th
Actually Lynn Kimsey found this species during her project inventaring
the dunes. But it was nice specimen, so people can see the characters.. I think it is way more common and I hope somebody will come up with more data about this fly....It is more a Mediterranean one, which is not found in Central Europe...
… Martin Hauser, 7 January, 2009 - 1:28pm login or register to post comments

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