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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Blerina » Blera » Blera confusa
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Possible syrphid - Blera confusa
Copyright © 2011 Christine Hanrahan

Possible syrphid - Blera confusa
Larose Forest, United Counties of Prescott-Russell, Ontario, Canada
May 20, 2011
I was able to get only one photograph of this fly before it flew off. I thought it was an Eristalis sp., and possibly E. arbustorum, but now, looking at various images of all the Eristalis species, I am not so sure. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
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Contributed by Christine Hanrahan on 12 November, 2011 - 10:34am
Last updated 27 November, 2011 - 9:32pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 27 November, 2011 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Resembles Blera:



The experts will be able to say for sure.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 November, 2011 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
Syrphid fly
Thank you very much for your comment. I looked at the photos you linked to and it surely does resemble the one I photographed. Thank you.
… Christine Hanrahan, 13 November, 2011 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

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