Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Criorhinina » Criorhina » Criorhina coquilletti
Photo#362540
Eristalis sp? - Criorhina coquilletti - male
Copyright © 2010 Libby & Rick Avis

Eristalis sp? - Criorhina coquilletti - Male
07/01/09, Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
July 1, 2009
Wondering if this is something like Eristalis flavipes?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Libby & Rick Avis on 4 January, 2010 - 6:47pm
Last updated 22 April, 2010 - 7:30pm

Moved
Moved from Criorhina.
… Martin Hauser, 22 April, 2010 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

These antennae are typical fo
These antennae are typical for the genus Criorhina...
… Martin Hauser, 16 February, 2010 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Eristalis.
… Martin Hauser, 16 February, 2010 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Looks good
I always check Meredon and Mallota first on these, and assume you've also eliminated these candidates. Never having seen one of these in the wild, I'm on a bit shaky ground. Have you seen this? http://www.canacoll.org/Diptera/Staff/Skevington/Syrphidae/Eristalis/Eristalis_Plate_1c.jpg

It's a lot more technical than I care to get, but may help in your ID.
… Ron Hemberger, 4 January, 2010 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ron
Hadn't seen that link before. I had eliminated Merodon on the basis of wing veination. I enlarged it and it doesn't have that "sock-shaped" cell which I think is one of their charactersitics. Hadn't considered Mallota. Thought it was an eastern species. Haven't seen it on anything for BC as yet, but I have only lmited info on Diptera beyond family. Unfortunately have only got one photo of this guy so it may not be possible to get much in the way of ID.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 4 January, 2010 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact