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 Syrphinae: Allograpta?
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| marcaumarc |
Posted on 12-12-2011 17:29
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I have a few photos of this species from St. Martin (Sint Maarten) in the Lesser Antilles. This one was in a forested area, but they can also be seen in other habitats. I often use the listing of known insects in the US Virgin Islands because it is a pretty extensive list. They show seven species of Mesograpta, of which it seems some or most are now called Toxomerus, but out of the ones I've been able to see online I haven't found a good match. Thanks in advance for any help with the ID! marcaumarc attached the following image:  [35.6Kb] Edited by marcaumarc on 13-12-2011 22:32 __________________ http://www.lesfruitsdemer.org |
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| marcaumarc |
Posted on 12-12-2011 17:30
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Here is a second photo of the same fly.
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| PIERRE MILLE |
Posted on 13-12-2011 08:08
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 Member Location: FRANCE (Conflans Ste Honorine -Yvelines) Posts: 72 Joined: 12.12.09 |
Hello, Is a nice photo ! PIERRE http://cyrille.du...orange.fr/ http://www.hoverf...portal.php |
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| Maddin |
Posted on 13-12-2011 20:07
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 Member Location: Sacramento CA USA Posts: 194 Joined: 30.06.05 |
This is an Allograpta male... not sure which one
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| marcaumarc |
Posted on 13-12-2011 22:31
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Thanks Martin! I looked back at the US Virgin Islands database and found that their Allograpta included two junior synonyms, leaving the species A. radiata and A. limbata. I found a photo of radiata, and it looks close, but not exactly the same. Of course, it also could be something not in their database.
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