Syrphidae fly - Sericomyia chrysotoxoides

Moved

Moved from Sericomyia. Matches Sericomyia chrysotoxoides image at Canadian National Collection, Sericomyia images plate 2.

… Ted Kropiewnicki, 19 September, 2009 - 5:41pm

Possibly/probably Serciomyia chrysotoxum

Insects of Cedar Creek has a great page on syrphids. I can sometimes find stuff just by browsing through the images of various genera.

Sericomyia, esp. S. chrysotoxum looks very good for your image. Disclaimer: I'm totally an amateur--I just am looking at patterns. However, the antennae, pubescence, etc. look real close on that one.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina

… Cotinis, 5 October, 2004 - 11:24am

Sericomyia chrysotoxoides

I think the Cedar Creek image of Sericomyia "chrysotoxum" is mislabeled: it should read S. chrysotoxoides. They probably were thinking of the syrphid genus Chrysotoxum when they labeled it, as there is no North American flower fly having "chrysotoxum" as its species name. I have a photo that matches your image, and it was IDed as S. chrysotoxoides by an Entomologist in Ottawa.

… Robin McLeod, 5 December, 2004 - 12:16pm

Syrphid fly

Thanks, Patrick.

… Beatriz Moisset, 5 October, 2004 - 4:45pm