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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Paragus » subgenus Paragus (Paragus subgenus Paragus)
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Syrphid ? - Paragus
Copyright © 2014 John Rosenfeld

Syrphid ? - Paragus
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 13, 2011
Really bad angle and the only one I have, not expecting an ID but figured I'd try.
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Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 9 January, 2014 - 9:39pm
Last updated 31 January, 2014 - 3:50pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 31 January, 2014 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

Hmm. If the antennae were mo
Hmm. If the antennae were more typical Syrphidae antennae, I'd say Platycheirus, and that is what it keys to. But those antennae are distinctive, so I'm not comfortable with that ID. I'll give it another look in a bit.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 10 January, 2014 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

 
I did have doubts
as to whether this was indeed a syrphid, Bombyliidae crossed my mind. I've looked both places with no success.
… John Rosenfeld, 10 January, 2014 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

 
Wing veination is wrong for B
Wing veination is wrong for Bombyllidae; it does look like a syrphid wing even though I don't see the spurious vein (not all syrphids show it).
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 10 January, 2014 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Face seems distinctive.
Silver color and hair on eyes might indicate what this is. Pretty sure it's a syrphid, but the spurious vein was giving me a problem. Thanks, Kelsey!
… Ron Hemberger, 10 January, 2014 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

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