Palpada? - Palpada pusilla

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Palpada » Palpada pusilla

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Copyright © 2010 Tim Lethbridge

Palpada? - Palpada pusilla -

Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, USA
April 20, 2010

I am thinking this is a match for Palpada but the guide page mentions how similar similar this genus is to Eristalis. Like pretty much everything else I photographed that day, it was found on fleabane.

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Contributed by Tim Lethbridge on 29 May, 2010 - 9:20am
Last updated 16 May, 2017 - 2:41pm

Moved

Moved from Palpada.

… Martin Hauser, 26 June, 2010 - 4:59pm

Wonderful!

Thanks, Martin, for the new Palpada species IDs.

… Ron Hemberger, 26 June, 2010 - 7:56pm

Moved

Moved from Syrphid Flies. Thank you Ron, both for the kind words and ID confirmation.

… Tim Lethbridge, 29 May, 2010 - 11:45am

Yes, Palpada

Striped thorax is one of three patterns distinctive to the genus. (There is, however, a fairly common Eristalis sp. with this particular stripe.)

Exquisite photos!

… Ron Hemberger, 29 May, 2010 - 10:41am

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