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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Xylotina » Brachypalpus » subgenus Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus subgenus Brachypalpus) » Brachypalpus oarus
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Syrphid Fly - Brachypalpus oarus
Copyright © 2012 Michael Lynch

Syrphid Fly - Brachypalpus oarus
Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
April 12, 2012
Feeding on pollen of American Pasqueflower
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Contributed by Heather Holm on 20 November, 2012 - 1:45pm
Last updated 30 September, 2014 - 3:38pm

Moved
Moved from Brachypalpus oarus.
… Martin Hauser, 30 September, 2014 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Brachypalpus.
… Martin Hauser, 30 September, 2014 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Brachypalpus oarus
B. oarus has a distinctive scutal pattern which you can see a hint of here.
… Kevin Moran, 23 September, 2014 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 21 November, 2012 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 20 November, 2012 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

 
ID to Genus?
Is it possible to ID this fly to Genus?
Thanks
… Heather Holm, 20 November, 2012 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

 
the experts will take it from here; i'm not one...
...but i'm pretty sure you'll get a name for this distinctive fly soon, despite the awkward angle
… v belov, 21 November, 2012 - 7:51am login or register to post comments

 
thank you
really appreciate it
… Heather Holm, 21 November, 2012 - 8:20am login or register to post comments

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