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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin (Zygaenoidea) » Leaf Skeletonizer Moths (Zygaenidae) » Procridinae » Harrisina » Grapeleaf Skeletonizer - Hodges#4624 (Harrisina americana)
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unid Syrphid fly perhaps genus Ocyptamus - Harrisina americana
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unid Syrphid fly perhaps genus Ocyptamus - Harrisina americana
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
July 6, 2012
Would like some help on iding this fly. I compared to my pix of Ocyptamus fuscipennis and structure seems similar although abdomen is much stockier. Very slow trying to search this site for several days now so I've not been able to look at many images on this. I included the grape vine leaf for size comparison.

Thank you for any assistance.
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Contributed by pabu on 9 May, 2014 - 8:03am
Last updated 7 December, 2014 - 7:12pm

Both male and female have pectinate antennae
but the male's is feather-like so this specimen is a female. Probably oviposting.
Moved from Moths.
… Cliff Ivy, 7 December, 2014 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 6 June, 2014 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

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… Matt Edmonds, 9 May, 2014 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

 
what a beautiful shot. just look at the feather-like antennae
Thank you Matt Edmonds for finding what looks like a match. My observation was even on a grape vine. I hope someone can confirm it as not possible to be anything else.
… pabu, 9 May, 2014 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

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