Sphaerophoria contigua Macquart, 1847
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Identification
Yellow face, anteroventral portion of anepimeron yellow, yellow legs, tapering abdomen and 2nd, 3rd, 4th abdominal tergites have undivided yellow bands (Vockeroth 1992).
Length: 6.5-8.8 mm (Vockeroth 1992)
Distribution
Canada, South to California, Mexico, and Florida (Vockeroth 1992).
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Hexapoda
Class Insecta
Subclass Pterygota
Infraclass Neoptera
Order Diptera
Suborder Brachycera
Infraorder Muscomorpha
Family Syrphidae
Subfamily Syrphinae
Tribe Syrphini
Genus Sphaerophoria
Species
Sphaerophoria contigua Macquart, 1847
Sphaerophoria nigricauda Metcalf, 1913
Syrphus cylindricus Say, 1824
Syrphus encaustus Say, 1835