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Which Spilomyia? - Spilomyia liturata
Copyright © 2014 David Moll

Which Spilomyia? - Spilomyia liturata
Bradshaw Ranger District, Prescott National Forest, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
June 11, 2014

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Which Spilomyia? - Spilomyia liturata Which Spilomyia? - Spilomyia liturata
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Contributed by David Moll on 15 July, 2014 - 11:13pm
Last updated 16 July, 2014 - 12:44am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

Keyed with Curran (1951); pteropleura is black, so this is S. liturata rather than one of S. interrupta/foxleei/citima, and location agrees.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 16 July, 2014 - 12:44am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks So Much
Question/comment: scutellar yellow marks on all (visible) BG specimens are approximately two dots, mine are considerably larger? I guess that's not a diagnostic character, just variability?
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Probably just variability - t
Probably just variability - the only scutellar character in the key asks whether the scutellum is wholly black or has a reddish/yellowish border. There are a few Mexican species, but this specimen doesn't key out to them.
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