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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Epistrophe » Epistrophe grossulariae
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feeding on thistle - Epistrophe grossulariae
Copyright © 2009 David Roberts

feeding on thistle - Epistrophe grossulariae
Big Meadows, Skyline Drive, Virginia, USA
August 30, 2009
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Contributed by David Roberts on 8 September, 2009 - 8:43pm
Last updated 28 September, 2017 - 10:57am

Moved
Moved from Syrphus.
… Martin Hauser, 28 September, 2017 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae .... female.
Markings on tergites 2,3 and 4 widening before overlapping side margin. Very noticeable on tergite 2. Usually narrowing before overlapping in Syrpus (knabi markings don`t narrow on tergites 3 and 4 but all Syrphus have markings on tergite 2 narrowing before overlapping side margin). Antennae totally jet black and frons with jet black, long isosceles triangle from directly above antennae to ocellar triangle.....
… Bill Dean, 28 September, 2017 - 4:07am login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 24 September, 2009 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

Syrphus, a syrphid
This one's female. Looks very much like:
… Ron Hemberger, 8 September, 2009 - 11:15pm login or register to post comments

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