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Photo#390525
Syrphidae - Cheilosia

Syrphidae - Cheilosia
Tillamook, Oregon, USA
April 25, 2010
Size: 9-10 mm
Fly is feeding on dandelion's nectar. Mixed forest.

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Brachyopini?
Among Syrphidae, wing veins are also close in Brachyopini.

 
A better candidate than my guess.
Xylota has enlarged rear femur; this fly doesn't.

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Might be Xylota.
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