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Balloon Fly - Hilara seriata - male

Balloon Fly - Hilara seriata - Male
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 20, 2014

Moved
Moved from Balloon Flies.

Hilara sp., male
ID confirmed from specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks Tom.

Can't be placed to species currently, but reasonably close to the description of H. testacea Loew.

 
Hilara seriata
In the unpublished revision of Hilara this is the less-ornamented form of Hilara seriata which is treated as a senior synonym of H. testacea.

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