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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Palpada » undescribed sp. 1 (Palpada undescribed-species-near-furcata)
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Syrphid Fly - Palpada undescribed-species-near-furcata
Copyright © 2013 Tom Bentley

Syrphid Fly - Palpada undescribed-species-near-furcata
Estero Llano Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 19, 2013
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 10 December, 2013 - 8:17pm
Last updated 20 December, 2013 - 1:32am

Moved
Moved from Palpada furcata.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 20 December, 2013 - 1:32am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Palpada.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 20 December, 2013 - 1:31am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Tom Bentley, 10 December, 2013 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

A very nice Palpada sp., male
May be a new species for BG; may be P. furcata, depending on variation.
… Ron Hemberger, 10 December, 2013 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Pretty sure it's Palpada furc
Pretty sure it's Palpada furcata - there are several other images similar to this fly there:



(those were all ID'd by Martin, so I am comfortable seeing this variation as normal)

Nice picture!
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 20 December, 2013 - 1:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Kelsey, for expanding my knowledge.
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… Ron Hemberger, 20 December, 2013 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

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