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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Syrphus » Syrphus opinator
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Syrphid Fly (Tribe Syrphini)? - Syrphus opinator
Copyright © 2013 kaeagles

Syrphid Fly (Tribe Syrphini)? - Syrphus opinator
Pleasanton, Alameda County, California, USA
October 26, 2013
I've been reviewing other BugGuide submissions and Syrphid Fly (Tribe Syrphini) looks good or close.
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Contributed by kaeagles on 26 October, 2013 - 2:15pm
Last updated 30 December, 2014 - 10:01pm

Moved
Moved from subgenus Metasyrphus.
… Martin Hauser, 30 December, 2014 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 24 December, 2013 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

What Ron said - black border
What Ron said - black border on the abdomen - combined with marginated abdomen, straight R4+5 vein, continuous band on tergite 4, and non-curved bands on tergites is Eupeodes (Metasyrphus).
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 24 December, 2013 - 4:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Totally yellow face.
Totally yellow face. Markings on tergite 2 reaching side margin. Syrphus opinator.
… Bill Dean, 30 December, 2014 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

Very good! Eupeodes sp.
The other candidate in Tribe Syrphini is Syrphus. Your nicely photographed fly shows that a black margin or border separates the top of the abdomen from the bottom. The absence of a band would mean the light color would wrap around from top to bottom, and that would be Syrphus. Oh, and it's a girl. We know that because they eyes are smaller, so they don't touch at top center.
… Ron Hemberger, 26 October, 2013 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Eupeodes sp.
Much thanks.
… kaeagles, 26 October, 2013 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

 
My pleasure.
I do love to expound.
… Ron Hemberger, 26 October, 2013 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 26 October, 2013 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

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