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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Palpada » Palpada mexicana
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Which species of Syrphid fly is this? - Palpada mexicana
Copyright © 2011 Cynthia Bingham Keiser

Which species of Syrphid fly is this? - Palpada mexicana
Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
December 24, 2011
This fly was on a Yellow Iris in the backyard.
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Contributed by Cynthia Bingham Keiser on 25 December, 2011 - 3:23pm
Last updated 31 January, 2014 - 10:01am

Moved
Moved from Eristalini.
… Martin Hauser, 21 January, 2013 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… John F. Carr, 9 October, 2012 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 12 February, 2012 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 30 December, 2011 - 7:08am login or register to post comments

My guess
would be Eristalis dimidiata. Looks like a male.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 27 December, 2011 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Thank you for the ID Jon! I'm surprised at the ID since it was spotted in Cali.
… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 27 December, 2011 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

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