(Spilomyia sayi)
Glossary
Arista
A large bristle on the upper side of the third segment of the antenna of a fly.
Femur
On insects and arachnids, the third, largest, most robust segment of the leg, coming immediately before the tibia. On humans, the thigh bone.
Gena
In insects, the area below the compound eye. In birds, the feathered side (outside) of the under mandible; the area between the the angle of the jaw and the bill.
Halteres
In flies: a pair of knob-like structures on the thorax representing hind wings that are used for balance.
Ocellus
Simple eye; an eye with a single lens. Plural: ocelli.
Proboscis
The protruding mouthpart(s) of a sucking insect.
Scape
On plants: An erect, leafless stalk growing from the rootstock and supporting a flower or a flower cluster. On insects: The basal segment of the antenna.
Scutellum
The exoskeletal plate covering the rearward (posterior) part of the middle segment of the thorax in some insects. In Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Homoptera, the dorsal, often triangular plate behind the pronotum and between the bases of the front wings. In Diptera, the exoskeletal plate between the abdomen and the thorax.
Scutum
The forward (anterior) portion of the middle segment of the thorax (mesonotum) in insects and some arachnids.
Tarsus
On insects, the last two to five subdivisions of the leg, attached to the tibia; the foot. On spiders, the last segment of the leg. Plural: tarsi.
Tergum; tergite
The upper (dorsal), hardened plate on a segment of the thorax or abdomen of an arthropod. Plural: terga.
Tibia
The fourth segment of an insect leg, after the femur and before the tarsus (foot). The fifth segment of a spider leg or palp.
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Diptera: Syrphidae (Hover flies): Spilomyia sayi wing waving Stuart Tingley |
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Aug 4, 2013 This spectacular wasp-mimicking hover fly, Spilomyia sayi, almost constantly waves its' wings as it nectars on goldenrod at Jolicure, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada on 4 August 2013. |
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Spilomyia sayi (four-lined hornet fly), 10/19/19. She Who Tends the Woods |
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Oct 20, 2019 Neat little wasp mimicking syrphid fly warming itself in our garden. I do eventually zoom in for a closer look. :) |
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Created: 5/5/2020
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