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 Hairy-eyed Syrphidae 2013-V-16 (= Heringia)
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| John Carr |
Posted on 16-05-2013 20:53
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10088 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Massachusetts, USA May 16, 2013. It perched under a twig and did not permit a dorsal shot.
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| John Carr |
Posted on 16-05-2013 20:53
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10088 Joined: 22.10.10 |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 16-05-2013 21:42
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
It looks like a female Heringia sp. to me
Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 16-05-2013 22:26
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10088 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Gerard Pennards wrote: It looks like a female Heringia sp. to me According to Manual of Nearctic Diptera the only difference between female Heringia and Pipiza is some hairs on the katepimeron. I don't see any hairs but I am not entirely sure where the katepimeron is on this fly. |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 17-05-2013 23:48
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Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Yes, so true, so in general unidentifiable from a picture. In this case I had the 'Jizz' feeling from my European knowledge! ;-))
Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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