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Photo#39141
Syrphid - Palpada albifrons - female

Syrphid - Palpada albifrons - Female
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
December 10, 2005

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Syrphid - Palpada albifrons - female Syrphid - Palpada albifrons - female

Moved
Moved from Palpada.

Moved
Moved from Palpada agrorum.

Against ALL other expert opin
Against ALL other expert opinion, I think this is albifrons. In those I consider to be agrorum females, they have the narrowest point of the black central stripe on tergite 2 at the most anterior point of the markings and then widening throughout its length whilst this has the narrowest point at the middle of the black central stripe before widening.
Note also, the markings on tergite 3 are restricted here by comparison to agrorum.

Moved
Moved from Palpada albifrons.

Sean,
Gorgeous shots!

 
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Thanks! I like them myself! Sometimes the lens does what I want it to.
I believe the flower is Bidens alba, or something similar. Here is a link to more info: http://www.floridata.com/ref/b/bide_alb.cfm