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Red legged fly ? - Chalcosyrphus
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Red legged fly ? - Chalcosyrphus
Newcomb, Essex County, New York, USA
June 4, 2010
Size: <1"
At first I thought this was a wasp, but I'm thinking now it's some sort of fly. Whatever it was, it sure was enjoying the chives.
Contributed by naturegirl on 4 June, 2010 - 11:19am
Last updated 12 January, 2015 - 2:15pm

One of C. curvaria/plesia/vec
One of C. curvaria/plesia/vecors but not C. satanica.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 27 February, 2016 - 4:59pm

Moved
Moved from Xylotina.
… Kevin Moran, 12 January, 2015 - 2:15pm

Moved
Moved from move out images & delete page.
… v belov, 24 January, 2014 - 12:46pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 June, 2010 - 7:19pm

Reminds me of
Chalcosyrphus:



But I'm not an expert, and there could be similar species I'm not aware of, so please wait for confirmation or correction.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 June, 2010 - 11:26am

 
Xylota or Chalcosyrphus: A Tough Call
I'm with Ted on this, but am uncertain. Experts here are, too, so I'd suggest this go to tribe Xylotini, which includes both candidates. (FYI, my guess on genus is based on the colorful legs, but I have nothing to substantiate that yet, except for reviewing images here.)
… Ron Hemberger, 4 June, 2010 - 7:18pm

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