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Utah-syrphid - Spilomyia liturata
Copyright © 2009 Kerry S. Matz

Utah-syrphid - Spilomyia liturata
Salt Lake City, (N40°46.727'W111°52.629'ele4609'), Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
October 2, 2009
Size: 15mm

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Contributed by Kerry S. Matz on 3 October, 2009 - 9:13pm
Last updated 11 October, 2009 - 2:14pm

Moved
Moved from Spilomyia.
… Hartmut Wisch, 11 October, 2009 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

Great photos of
S. liturata; keys to that sp.
Though similar to S. interrupta, the yellow abdominal bands are only faintly interrupted in the middle, and there's less yellow on the lower side of the thorax.
Great photos!
… Hartmut Wisch, 9 October, 2009 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

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