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Eristalis dimidiata
Photo#46074
Copyright © 2006
brian flaig
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Eristalis dimidiata
Northwest, Minnesota, USA
August 30, 2005
I know this isn't the best angle for identification, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Contributed by
brian flaig
on 28 March, 2006 - 9:30am
Last updated 28 March, 2006 - 2:45pm
Shows you what I know. I thi
Shows you what I know. I think it's not a good angle for ID and I get back not only species, but sex? Wow. Thanks.
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brian flaig
, 28 March, 2006 - 12:41pm
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Eristalis dimidiata
Nice pic of a female of Eristalis dimidiata.
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Martin Hauser
, 28 March, 2006 - 12:10pm
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Hi, Martin!
Just wanted to say thank you so much for helping us ID all the lovely Dipterans! Hope all is well with you and that your own projects are going well:-)
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Eric R. Eaton
, 28 March, 2006 - 2:46pm
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Syrphidae.
This is a flower fly in the family Syrphidae. I usually identify them by the way the one wing vein traces the margin of the wing, as is visible here. Most other flies have only the horizontal veins that end at the wing margin itself. Hope that makes sense:-) This specimen is in the subfamily Eristalinae, which are robust honey bee mimics.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 28 March, 2006 - 12:00pm
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