Slender Smoothtail Epistrophella emarginata (Say, 1823)    Synonyms: Epistrophe emarginata.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Syrphidae   >   Genus Epistrophella   

Status:

Adults infrequently reported in Maryland but can be found in a variety of habitats. Flight time is apparently early May to October (Skevington, 2019).

Description:

The only member of its genus in North America, but variable and may constitute a complex of two or three undescribed species (Skevington, 2019).

Relationships:

Larvae feed on a variety of aphids.

There are 25 records in the project database.

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Slender Smoothtail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/6/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A female Slender Smoothtail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/7/2020). Determined by Bill Dean/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/8/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/4/2021). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/20/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/6/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/18/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/18/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/18/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/15/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/18/2021). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/3/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Slender Smoothtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2021). (c) Jacob Malcom, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Jacob Malcom via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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