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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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Syrphid Fly - Syrphus opinator - female
Copyright © 2009 Phil Huntley-Franck

Syrphid Fly - Syrphus opinator - Female
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
August 25, 2008
Size: 3/8 inch +/-
My best guess is Syrphus. Also guess a female because of the eye spacing.

Correction or further ID would be appreciated.
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Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 23 January, 2009 - 11:20pm
Last updated 25 November, 2015 - 7:00pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphus.
… Martin Hauser, 25 November, 2015 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

Syrphus opinator..... female
Syrphus opinator..... female
… Bill Dean, 25 November, 2015 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 25 January, 2009 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

Syrphus
Indeed, a female!
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 25 January, 2009 - 7:42am login or register to post comments

 
Greetings Gerard,
Thanks for the confirmation. Considering how often I guess wrong, it's nice to get one right every now and then.

:-P)
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 25 January, 2009 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

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