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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Temnostomina » Pterallastes » Pterallastes thoracicus
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Narcissus bulb fly or not? - Pterallastes thoracicus - male
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Narcissus bulb fly or not? - Pterallastes thoracicus - Male
Springfield, Virginia, USA
September 25, 2004
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Contributed by Richard Leung on 26 September, 2004 - 12:52pm
Last updated 18 January, 2009 - 7:04pm

This is a male of Pterallaste
This is a male of Pterallastes thoracica...
Very nice picture!
… Martin Hauser, 31 January, 2006 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

NOT Merodon
Not sure what syrphid this is, but it is not the Narcissus bulb fly. The anatomy is all wrong, body too narrow. This is probably a genus not yet represented in Bugguide.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 September, 2004 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Syrphid Fly
I thought it was the same type as this one, which you believed was a Merodon.


If it is not a Narcissus bulb fly, could it be a Mallota sp.?
… Richard Leung, 27 September, 2004 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Brachypalpus sp.
This animal looks more like a Brachypalpus species to me!
… Gerard Pennards, 19 January, 2005 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

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