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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Helophilina » Eurimyia » Eurimyia stipata
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syrphid fly - Eurimyia stipata
Copyright © 2013 Victoria MacPhail

syrphid fly - Eurimyia stipata
Point Pelee National Park, Point Pelee, Ontario, Canada
July 9, 2013
Size: ~1cm
Observed on American water-willow, which was growing in shallow water along the edge of a lake. These syrphids were present over the course of the day and on different days; these pictures were taken about 9am.

I have been struggling with the identification of the various individuals I saw, trying to determine between Helophilous/Parhelophilus/Lejops. This specimen seems to have a whitish coloration, which others in the area appeared either to yellowish, dark or light, in color.

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Contributed by Victoria MacPhail on 11 September, 2013 - 1:34pm
Last updated 26 September, 2013 - 1:44pm

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… Martin Hauser, 26 September, 2013 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 23 September, 2013 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

Lejops lineatus, female.
I thought it looked familiar:


Male looks very different! BTW, pay the most attention to the pattern, the least to color when IDing these. (Ambient light and camera can distort color considerably.)
… Ron Hemberger, 11 September, 2013 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

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