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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Lapposyrphus » Lapposyrphus lapponicus
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Syrphid Fly - Lapposyrphus lapponicus - female
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Syrphid Fly - Lapposyrphus lapponicus - Female
McClellan Ranch, Cupertino, Santa Clara County, California, USA
March 16, 2010
Size: ~10 mm
Eupeodes? sp?
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Contributed by iNaturalist on 4 April, 2010 - 6:25pm
Last updated 7 April, 2015 - 12:38pm

Moved
Moved from Bird Hover Fly.

Note bent R4+5 vein, which distinguishes it from Eupeodes, and bare eye, which distinguishes it from Scaeva.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 7 April, 2015 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

 
What do you mean?
Pls explain what is meant by the description "bare eye."
… iNaturalist, 7 April, 2015 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

 
No hairs on eyes
Take a look at some pictures and the info page.
… Beatriz Moisset, 7 April, 2015 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for clarifying my jarg
Thanks for clarifying my jargon! Much appreciated :^)
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 7 April, 2015 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Eupeodes.
… Beatriz Moisset, 2 December, 2010 - 7:32am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Beatriz Moisset, 1 June, 2010 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

Eupeodes female looks right to me.
.
… Ron Hemberger, 31 May, 2010 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

 
ID upgrade: Eupeodes volucris
.
… Ron Hemberger, 1 December, 2010 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

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