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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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Syrphus or Eupeodes? - Syrphus opinator
Copyright © 2013 jeanne dammarell

Syrphus or Eupeodes? - Syrphus opinator
Davenport, Lincoln County, Washington, USA
October 14, 2013
I have lots of photos of this lovely fly, which I used to tag as Syrphus but now I am afraid might be Eupeodes. Why is that the more I learn, the less confidence I have? This photo taken in a garden on Solidago. As always, your help is much appreciated!
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Contributed by jeanne dammarell on 31 October, 2013 - 5:40pm
Last updated 30 December, 2014 - 10:03pm

Moved
Moved from subgenus Metasyrphus.
… Martin Hauser, 30 December, 2014 - 10:03pm 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

 
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus)
Wonderful! Thank you Kelsey.
Jeanne
… jeanne dammarell, 24 December, 2013 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 31 October, 2013 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

Right the second time: Eupeodes
The light stripes don't wrap around from the top of the abdomen to the bottom, but are instead trapped by a black margin or border. Your photo shows this feature very clearly.
… Ron Hemberger, 31 October, 2013 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Outstanding! I finally get th
Outstanding! I finally get the difference. Thank you so much.
Jeanne
… jeanne dammarell, 31 October, 2013 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Glad to help. There are a lot of simple "tricks" in ID.
However, they're often hard to find. Looking at a lot of posts and related comments reveals them.
… Ron Hemberger, 31 October, 2013 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

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