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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Eupeodes » subgenus Eupeodes (Eupeodes subgenus Eupeodes) » Bird Hover Fly (Eupeodes volucris)
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Small stripped Fly ? - Eupeodes volucris - female
Copyright © 2009 Robert L. Pearson

Small stripped Fly ? - Eupeodes volucris - Female
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
March 23, 2008

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Small stripped Fly ? - Eupeodes volucris - female Small stripped Fly ? - Eupeodes volucris
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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 11 February, 2009 - 11:33am
Last updated 5 December, 2010 - 12:49pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphini.
… Beatriz Moisset, 5 December, 2010 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

Syrphid, likely gravid female.
There are at least two that look like this. My best guess is Scaeva pyrastri, but there's a nearly identical Eupeodes. Perhaps Gerard will be able to nail this one, but I'm doubtful from the camera angle.
… Ron Hemberger, 12 February, 2009 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

 
Newfound knowledge: It's Eupeodes volucris
.
… Ron Hemberger, 3 December, 2010 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Eupeodes volucris
Thanks Ron
… Robert L. Pearson, 3 December, 2010 - 9:13pm login or register to post comments

 
My pleasure, Robert.
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… Ron Hemberger, 4 December, 2010 - 1:53am login or register to post comments

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