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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Temnostomina » Pterallastes » Pterallastes thoracicus
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Fly - Pterallastes thoracicus
Copyright © 2013 Larry McDaniel

Fly - Pterallastes thoracicus
Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
October 31, 2013
length 13 mm
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Contributed by Larry McDaniel on 24 November, 2013 - 6:37pm
Last updated 16 December, 2013 - 11:09am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… v belov, 16 December, 2013 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

Any chance this is Pterallast
Any chance this is Pterallastes thoracicus? I can't quite see the relevant wing veination, so this is just a guess.

(I can't tell if what I'm seeing on the abdomen is a yellow stripe, though, or just a band of yellow hairs on the side)
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 26 November, 2013 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll bet you're right, Kelsey.
I was about ready to stumble in and embarrass myself by saying "Merodon equestris" until I double-checked and saw this post:
… Ron Hemberger, 26 November, 2013 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Silly bulb flies - I swear th
Silly bulb flies - I swear they look like every single fuzzy syrphid ever.

(it's harder to tell on this guy, since we can't see the back femur)
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 26 November, 2013 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

 
This one has a proportionally thinner body than others.
Others look very Eristalis-like to me, but maybe that's just me.
… Ron Hemberger, 26 November, 2013 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention.
Moved from Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 November, 2013 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

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