Syrphini - Northwestern USA & Western Canada

@upupa-epops and I are excited to share this guide to common Syrphini of the Northwestern USA & Western Canada! Questions, suggestions, and other reactions are appreciated.

To help improve identifications using this guide:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=13337,9079,13335,7085,6834,7953,46,10,22,16,15&taxon_id=121991

Posted on May 5, 2020 08:35 PM by edanko edanko

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I think you might be interested in this @treegrow @tigerbb @josephthebirder @swells @brewbooks @natureguy

Posted by edanko almost 4 years ago

Thanks, @edanko. I'm going to be using this a lot.

Posted by swells almost 4 years ago

Oh sweet, thanks! I've been in need of resources like this.

Posted by josephthebirder almost 4 years ago

Awesome!! Thank you very much. This will be put to good use.

Posted by geographerdave almost 4 years ago

Beautiful! This is exactly the kind of thing I'd like to make for some spider families/genera. Thank you for the excellent and ever-so-helpful syrphid reference!

Posted by tigerbb almost 4 years ago

👍

Posted by treegrow almost 4 years ago

Thanks for this great reference, it will be might useful to me as a stating point when I see Syrphini. In particular, the annotated photos tell me characteristics to look for in my future observations.

Posted by brewbooks almost 4 years ago

I'm tagging this useful post by Even and Caleb for some other naturalists who observe Syrphini in the NW Washington and BC
@ewrunn1ng @masonmaron @wendy5 @jasonheadley @ldietzchiasson @kg- @iancruickshank @katiekushneryk @johndreynolds

Posted by brewbooks almost 4 years ago

@jgatten - just learned about this, in case you haven't seen it.

Posted by iancruickshank almost 4 years ago

this is fantastic - thanks so much!

Posted by iancruickshank almost 4 years ago
Posted by iancruickshank almost 4 years ago
Posted by iancruickshank almost 4 years ago

Excellent- thanks! We're getting one of our first really warm days without wind today: I'll be out for a look and this will be very useful.

Posted by bstarzomski almost 4 years ago

This is fantastic, thank you for sharing!

Posted by katiekushneryk almost 4 years ago

Above, I've added a link to the identify page for Syrphini in the coverage area of this guide--in case anyone is interested in cleaning up data for computer-vision-training or other uses using this guide.

Posted by edanko almost 4 years ago

Identifying Melangyna spp.
Just in case we don't get an anterior view of the face....
Is there another way to tell members of this genus apart from Meligramma gutatta?
(Couldn't find any photos of Meligramma vespertina which is also in the nearctic region. Need I worry?)

Posted by citizen1 almost 4 years ago

I just want to add my heartfelt note of appreciation for this, and all the other excellent guides to diptera. Keep 'em coming! Learning tools such as these are truly invaluable to self-taught naturalists such as myself. Thank you!

I also thought I should mention that I think there might be a tiny typo on Slide 19 of this presentation. The text overlay on the photo of the wing says "Vein R+5" and I'm guessing it should say "Vein R4+5".

Posted by harsiparker over 3 years ago
Posted by edanko over 3 years ago

That's a very useful reference, thanks @edanko

Posted by brewbooks over 3 years ago

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