Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Surinamese Syrphidae? - Eristalinae, Eristalini, ?Palpada

Posted by John Carr on 13-04-2016 01:47
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The pattern on the thorax matches Palpada furcata. In North America that species has darker scutellum and abdomen than your fly. It may be paler in the tropics, or you may have a different species.