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Fly - Brachypalpus oarus - female

Fly - Brachypalpus oarus - Female
Pennypack Restoration Trust, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 17, 2009
Thanks for any help.
Southeastern PA

Higher res. image

Moved
Moved from Brachypalpus.

Yep, it's a syrphid
Brachypalpus sp.
Greetings

 
Thanks
There are only a few images of this species in the guide; none from Pennsylvania. I donĀ“t remember seeing it before.

Can't quite make out the wing veins
But it looks like a syrphid. Enlarged femur may aid in ID.

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