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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Allograpta » Allograpta exotica
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Syrphid on South African Capeweed - Allograpta exotica - female
Copyright © 2014 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Syrphid on South African Capeweed - Allograpta exotica - Female
Davenport, RDO, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
September 13, 2014
Scott, if you see this remind me of what this flower is at Rancho Del Oso!

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 15 September, 2014 - 3:16am
Last updated 13 June, 2019 - 12:55am

Moved
Moved from obliqua or exotica.

Helpful enough! Nice dark stripe below the antennae - I missed it on the first image, but the close-up is very helpful. Hooray!
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 15 September, 2014 - 6:48am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Kelsey for ID and the link to Martins great
Thanks, Kelsey for ID and the link to Martins great comparison of the two species. You two are two of the best!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 16 September, 2014 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from Syrphid Flies.

Lovely shot! Either Allograpta obliqua or A. exotica - sadly we'd need a side shot of the thorax or a frontal shot of the face, as shown here:

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 15 September, 2014 - 3:24am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Kelsey.
I added the close-up so the stripes could be seen better. As it turns out they aren't much help I guess!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 15 September, 2014 - 3:34am login or register to post comments

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