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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Bacchini » Platycheirus
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Syrphid Fly - Platycheirus
Copyright © 2009 Lynn Bergen

Syrphid Fly - Platycheirus
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
June 11, 2009
Found on parsnip.
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Contributed by Lynn Bergen on 13 June, 2009 - 10:32pm
Last updated 27 October, 2009 - 9:49pm

Keep that parsnip healthy!
It's been a good source of subjects. If you have a shot from above, I'm pretty sure I can ID this one. If not, I'll look again later and likely hazard a guess. (This isn't an angle I'm familiar with.)
… Ron Hemberger, 14 June, 2009 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah! It's Platycheirus.
I did find a side view, which confirmed my suspicions. Darkish long syrphids are often this one. See: http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/diptera/Platycheirus.htm
… Ron Hemberger, 14 June, 2009 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah! It's Platycheirus
Ron, that's the one!!
Thank you for taking the time on this ID.

Nice site and photos at Natural History of Orange County, California.
Fun to see as I've been thinking I should do something similar here.
… Lynn Bergen, 14 June, 2009 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome, Lynn.
If you decide to start a similar site, contact Peter Bryant at our site for ideas and info.
… Ron Hemberger, 14 June, 2009 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

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