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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Brachyopini » Brachyopina » Brachyopa » Brachyopa flavescens
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fly - Brachyopa flavescens
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

fly - Brachyopa flavescens
Dixville, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
May 19, 2009
Size: 6mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 21 May, 2009 - 8:52am
Last updated 4 June, 2012 - 1:50pm

Moved
Moved from Brachyopa.
… v belov, 4 June, 2012 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

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… Martin Hauser, 21 May, 2009 - 10:22pm login or register to post comments

as usual an awesome pic!It is
as usual an awesome pic!It is a female Brachyopa, the larvae are living in sap of tree wounds... You can find the larvae nearly the whole year, but the adults are flying only a few weeks..
… Martin Hauser, 21 May, 2009 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Martin
The short adult period explains why these flies aren't seen too often.
… tom murray, 21 May, 2009 - 10:34pm login or register to post comments

 
But when you hang out in fron
But when you hang out in front of a big tree with a big ozing wound, you will find many of these and Ceriana and Sphiximorpha and Ferdinandea and maybe Psilota... all very nice genera which are only living in this special niche. Keep an eye open and you will find some very rare flies...
… Martin Hauser, 21 May, 2009 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

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