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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Volucellini » Copestylum » Six-spotted Bromeliad Fly (Copestylum sexmaculatum)
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Yellow Fly - Copestylum sexmaculatum - male
Copyright © 2009 Gacko

Yellow Fly - Copestylum sexmaculatum - Male
Desoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
July 27, 2009
I'm wondering if the markings on this are faint or incomplete--I haven't been successful in making an ID.

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Contributed by Gacko on 3 September, 2009 - 11:23pm
Last updated 19 September, 2009 - 4:48pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Gacko, 19 September, 2009 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

Copestylum sexmaculatum male
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 19 September, 2009 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

 
:)
Yay!
… Gacko, 19 September, 2009 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… Harsi S. Parker, 5 September, 2009 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Good move, Harsi!
I say with the benefit of hindsight. You have excellent instincts.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 September, 2009 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from Flies.
… Gacko, 5 September, 2009 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Gacko, 4 September, 2009 - 12:52am login or register to post comments

Suggestion:
Move your post to flies for expert attention. I also suspect the fly is lightly marked and possibly newly emerged as well.
… Ron Hemberger, 4 September, 2009 - 12:47am login or register to post comments

 
***
Thanks, Ron.
… Gacko, 4 September, 2009 - 12:50am login or register to post comments

 
Syrphid
This is a syrphid, likely in the genus Volucella or Copestylum.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 September, 2009 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

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