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Syrphidae .....? Venezuela
Andre Megroz
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 Yep, a syrphid, but this one doesn't ring a bell directly.
It's a male in the eristalinae, but I don't think Eristalis, more like Palpada, but I'll have to check! Nice animal!!
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 very nice, indeed!!!
someone should sponsor a trip to members of DI to go COSTA RICA! And Bolivia! Grin
 
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 Jorge, next year there is an international Dipterists symposium in Costa Rica Wink
 
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 It's indeed a Palpada a species within the P. scutellaris complex
 
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