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Western Pond Fly (Sericomyia chalcopyga)
Photo#473070
Copyright © 2010
Sally Vogel
Large syrphid -
Sericomyia chalcopyga
Mount Rainier National Park, Mt. Rainier National Park County, Washington, USA
September 2, 2010
Size: 1.6 cm
Contributed by
Sally Vogel
on 16 November, 2010 - 10:47pm
Last updated 11 January, 2011 - 5:40pm
Moved
Moved from
Sericomyia
.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 11 January, 2011 - 5:40pm
Moved
Moved from
ID Request
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Martin Hauser
, 17 November, 2010 - 11:32am
"Flower Fly"
It is a male specimen of
Sericomyia
sp. (Syrphidae).
so long,
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Bjoern Rulik
, 17 November, 2010 - 9:44am
Sericomyia chalcopyga
Hello. It's Sericomyia chalcopyga.
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Jeff Skevington
, 11 January, 2011 - 2:57pm
Sericomyia
Thanks Bjoern. I appreciate the id. How can you tell it is a male? Are they dimorphic? Or is there a visible ovipositor on the female?
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Sally Vogel
, 17 November, 2010 - 5:31pm
male have holoptic eyes, mean
male have holoptic eyes, meaning the eyes meet on top of the head, females are dichoptic, meaning the eyes are separated on top of the head. Works for many Syrphid genera, but not for Helophilus...
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Martin Hauser
, 17 November, 2010 - 5:45pm
sex differentiation
Thanks! That's a neat thing to know.
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Sally Vogel
, 17 November, 2010 - 5:54pm