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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Milesiina » Spilomyia » Spilomyia interrupta
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Syrphid fly - wasp mimic - Spilomyia interrupta
Copyright © 2010 Ameet Zaveri

Syrphid fly - wasp mimic - Spilomyia interrupta
Pleasanton, Alameda County, California, USA
September 6, 2010
This was in the backyard. It was visiting flowers.
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Contributed by Ameet Zaveri on 12 September, 2010 - 5:12pm
Last updated 27 October, 2018 - 3:32pm

Moved
Moved from Spilomyia.
… Martin Hauser, 27 October, 2018 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Martin Hauser, 12 September, 2010 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

fly actually
a wasp mimic
… J. Anderson, 12 September, 2010 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Spilomyia Syrphid
Probably a Spilomyia
… Alice Cavette, 12 September, 2010 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

 
One of three
Thanks for the guidance. Looking further it seems like it is one of these three - citima, foxleei, or interrupta. I will try to get more photos since I saw it again in the yard today. What specifically should I be looking for to identify at the species level.
… Ameet Zaveri, 12 September, 2010 - 9:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Difficult...
If you read other posts, you'll see that it is difficult to determine from photos. A lateral of the eyes might help an expert. I see that Martin moved your photo. If he (a Syrphid expert) didn't put it to species, it probably can't determined from this image.
… Alice Cavette, 12 September, 2010 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

 
the most important pic would
the most important pic would be the thorax from the side to see the yellow pattern on the pleura and maybe a shot of the face from the side...but I think this might be foxleei
… Martin Hauser, 12 September, 2010 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

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