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Species Syrphus opinator

Maybe a Eupeodes species? - Syrphus opinator Syrphid Fly - Syrphus opinator - female Syrphid - Syrphus opinator syrphid - Syrphus opinator Syrphini - Syrphus opinator Syrphidae: Epistrophe - Syrphus opinator Hopefully, another one: Hover/Flower Fly HOLD OFF ON ID FOR NOW. As I have additional images of a similar fly to sort through. - Syrphus opinator Syrphidae - Syrphus opinator - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Aschiza")
Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)
Subfamily Syrphinae
Tribe Syrphini
Genus Syrphus
Species opinator (Syrphus opinator)
Explanation of Names
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken 1877
Size
7-12 mm
Identification
S. opinator is the common species in central California and has the abdominal fasciae restricted to the sides and isolated from the margins. S. torvus has hairy eyes (more in the male than in the female), is more northern and early spring only. --Chris Thompson
larva: see(1) fig. 30
Range
w. NA (BC-CA to AB-WY)(2)
Internet References
Species page(3)
Works Cited
1.Flower Flies (Syrphidae) and other biological control agents for aphids in vegetable crops
R. Bugg et al. 2008. UC ANR Publication 8285.
2.Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5
3.University of Alberta Entomology Collection
Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 22 April, 2009 - 10:05pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 26 June, 2018 - 9:50pm

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