[NatureNS] A different syrphid fly mimic

Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 03:00:20 -0300
From: Stephen Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca>
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Chris, Angus, Dave, others...
I've put 4 shots on the Flickr site below of 3 different specimens of the same
species of syrphid, all females. I've been catching this species (only females)
in Halifax for the last 3 weeks, so it must be quite common currently.  It's
another of these pretty, wasp-like mimics:
www.flickr.com/photos/steve_1968
The syrphids are in the last 4 pics uploaded, so it is obvious what's what.  I'd
like to get a positive I.D. for this species. It looks to be a rather close
match only to images of Sericomyia chrysotoxoides, of what's illustrated in the
50 pages on Syrphidae in Bugguide.net (see pages 43, 44 there).  Does anyone
agree, or have a better suggestion?  Chris, if you get a moment could you
please check if you have any such specimens in the collection, from NS sites,
presumably from September?
Thanks,
Steve
Chocolate Lake, Halifax

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