flies on Solidago Cutleri, Alpine Garden, Mt. Washington - Syrphus

Moved

Moved from Syrphus or Parasyrphus or Epistrophe.

John's got it - and I'm impressed to see the yellow hair!

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 6 January, 2014 - 8:14pm

Moved

Moved from Syrphid Flies.

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 5 January, 2014 - 8:47pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John F. Carr, 24 July, 2013 - 9:10pm

Syrphids?

Looks like a set of Syrphidae to me, but no idea as to which species.

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 22 July, 2013 - 3:52pm

Now that I've spent a while s

Now that I've spent a while staring at syrphids... I'd guess Epistrophe, but could also be Syrphus or Parasyrphus - something Syrphini, I think.

(the one on the right with the sideways view nicely shows a non-continuous black margin on the abdomen, so not Eupeodes)

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 1 December, 2013 - 10:26pm

Syrphus?

The back two flies seem to have yellow hairs on the calypter, an important key character that is rarely visible in photographs.

… John F. Carr, 6 January, 2014 - 6:48am