billdean's Identifications
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Rainbow Ant Fly (Microdon fulgens)Observer
mpelikanDescription
Tentatively, based on Bugguide. Gorgeous fly! Large, estimated 12 mm or so, eyes sparsely pilose. Size and dark legs should rule out Laetodon. Habitat was dry mixed oak/pitch pine woodland on glacial outwash soil.
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Large-tailed Aphideater (Eupeodes volucris)Observer
bugornotDescription
Observed this Large-tailed Aphideater feeding on a San Diego Wirelettuce (Stephanomeria diegensis) flower.
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Yellow-haltered Leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus curvaria)Observer
jgattenDescription
This looks right - not sure if this is within the known distribution. Perhaps @jhskevington can enlighten?
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Black-legged Gossamer (Megasyrphus laxus)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
This small male with the mostly separated dorsal markings gave me pause. I first thought it might be Parasyrphus tarsatus, but things don't appear quite right for that. @billdean Do you agree?
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Emarginate Smoothtail (Epistrophe xanthostoma)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Yellow antennae, yellow pro- and metacoxae and the bands on tergite 3 and 4 are deeply emarginate. These are what point me to this species.
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Orange-banded Spineleg (Myolepta varipes)Observer
thecicadadudeDescription
male and female both found on a sap wound on an elm in my backyard. With these i’ve now collected all 4 species of myolepta in eastern NA, all in my yard
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Common Copperback (Ferdinandea buccata)Observer
thecicadadudeDescription
on the trunk of a tree in oak woodland
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Sumac Gall Pithead (Pipiza puella)Observer
thecicadadudeDescription
In my yard. Flying around and landing on sunlit cedar leaves
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biologocelioPlace
Parque Parreão 1 - Av. Eduardo Girão, S/N - Fátima, Fortaleza - CE, 60415-511, Brazil (Google, OSM)
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Abisko Aphideater (Eupeodes abiskoensis)Observer
jgattenDescription
I had E. abiskoensis later in the summer of 2016, and I think that's quite possibly a label for this one. It is a little more orange-toned on the abdomen markings, so I would like extra eyes on it.
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Yellow-shouldered Blacklet (Cheilosia pallipes)Observer
jimmooreDescription
Thanks to Bill Dean at BugGuide.net for the ID.
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Yellow-shouldered Blacklet (Cheilosia pallipes)Observer
jimmooreDescription
Thanks to Bill Dean at BugGuide.net for the ID.
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