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Syrphid Fly/Hoverfly

Description:

Very small....would fit on a quarter. Unable to locate anything similar on line.

Habitat:

Spotted at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville, Tennessee. During the heat of the day, and behaved much like a dragonfly.

1 Species ID Suggestions

BugEric
BugEric 10 years ago
Syrphid fly
Pelecinobaccha costalis Species Pelecinobaccha costata - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

BugEric
BugEric 10 years ago

Could potentially be an Ocyptamus sp., so emphasis on "suggestion." One of those two genera, though.

Cindyloohoo
Cindyloohoo 10 years ago

Thank you!! Syrphidae is MUCH closer! I'll search that and see if I can't track him/her down! The Neoascia podagrica doesn't have the wings that go straight out to the side, but looks very similar. Much appreciated!!

Alex C.
Alex C. 10 years ago

Definitely not dragonfly, but maybe something in the Syrphidae family. Something like Neoascia podagrica

Cindyloohoo
Spotted by
Cindyloohoo

Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Sep 14, 2013
Submitted on Sep 25, 2013

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