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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Drone Flies (Eristalis) » Subgenus Eoseristalis (Eristalis Subgenus Eoseristalis) » Eristalis dimidiata
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Syrphidae - Eristalis dimidiata - male
Copyright © 2013 Chris Hartley

Syrphidae - Eristalis dimidiata - Male
Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
October 30, 2013
Size: ~12mm
Seen in the afternoon on a blue aster.
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Contributed by Chris Hartley on 31 October, 2013 - 1:17pm
Last updated 9 October, 2014 - 11:33am

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Eoseristalis.
… Martin Hauser, 9 October, 2014 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 9 November, 2013 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

Eristalis sp., male.
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… Ron Hemberger, 31 October, 2013 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the ID. I'm very curious to know what indicates this is a male.
… Chris Hartley, 1 November, 2013 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

 
Eyes
In family Syrphidae, females always have a gap between eyes on top of the head.
… John F. Carr, 2 November, 2013 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

 
Usefull information
Thanks for filling me in. :)
… Chris Hartley, 3 November, 2013 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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