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Stephen	#1 Posted on 13-08-2006 16:51
Member Location: Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05	Genus Syrphus? I notice over at BugGuide none of the Syrphus flies are ID'd to species. I am guessing this is a hard genus to take to species, from a photo, anyway? West Virginia USA, August 1st, along a river, visiting Queen Anne's Lace. Edited by Stephen on 13-08-2006 18:05 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net


lweit	#2 Posted on 13-08-2006 17:27
Member Location: Posts: 609 Joined: 23.12.05	Hello Stephen It's look like Syrphus ribesii Louis


amaira	#3 Posted on 13-08-2006 17:43
Member Location: Posts: 414 Joined: 13.08.06	I?m not sure at all, but since the thigh is brown and not yellow, I think it is not Syrphus ribesii but Syrphus vitripennis. Am I right? And he is a male.


Stephen	#4 Posted on 13-08-2006 18:07
Member Location: Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05	Thanks for the responses! I forgot to mention in my first post that the length was 6.8 mm. --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net


Paul Beuk	#5 Posted on 13-08-2006 19:01
Super Administrator Location: Posts: 19208 Joined: 11.05.04	amaira wrote: I?m not sure at all, but since the thigh is brown and not yellow, I think it is not Syrphus ribesii but Syrphus vitripennis. Am I right? And he is a male. Especially BECAUSE it is a male it could be S. ribesii, because the yellow hinf femora character only applies to the females. Still, it might be altogether another species, as this picture was taken in North America, with other possible species... Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


amaira	#6 Posted on 14-08-2006 07:21
Member Location: Posts: 414 Joined: 13.08.06	Thanks!!! Appreciate to learn.


Stephen	#7 Posted on 14-08-2006 10:05
Member Location: Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05	Louis, Amaira, Paul, Thanks for your help with this one, I appreciate it! --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net