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Species Palpada vinetorum

Unknown Syrphid fly (Palpada?) - Palpada vinetorum - male

Family Syrphidae - Syrphid Flies - Palpada vinetorum

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Aschiza")

Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)

Subfamily Eristalinae

Tribe Eristalini

Subtribe Eristalina

Genus Palpada

Species vinetorum (Palpada vinetorum)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eristalis vinetorum

Explanation of Names

Palpada vinetorum (Fabricius 1798)

Size

11-14 mm

Identification

A robust syrphid, (typical of genus Palpada), yellowish-brown with gray bands on thorax. Legs reddish or yellowish, femora darker. Hind tibiae thick, arc-shaped. Wings slightly darkened.

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Range

e. US (PA-FL to WI-TX) to Argentina(1)

Season

mostly: Jun-Nov, longer in TX & FL (BG data)

Works Cited

1.	Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5

Contributed by Cotinis on 28 October, 2006 - 7:51am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 17 May, 2018 - 5:40pm

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