Female: San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, Orange County, CA.
11-9-05. © Ron Hemberger
Hover Fly

Allograpta obliqua

Distinguished from A. exotica by the light brown stripe down the center of the face.

Diptera: Syrphidae

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Females

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-11-07. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-11-07. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-11-07. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-11-07. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 1-22-06. © Ron Hemberger

Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 07/84. © Peter J. Bryant


San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 05/21/06
© Peter J. Bryant


San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, Orange County, CA.
12-6-05. © Ron Hemberger

Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA. 12-19-08. © Peter J. Bryant

Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA. 12-19-08. © Peter J. Bryant

Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA. 12-19-08. © Peter J. Bryant

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 4-12-09. © Ron Hemberger

Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA. 6-17-09. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 12-14-09. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 3-25-10. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 3-25-10. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 3-25-10. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 5-22-07. © Ron Hemberger
Males

Big Canyon, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 09/03/06. © Peter J. Bryant

Big Canyon, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 09/03/06. © Peter J. Bryant

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 1/16/07. © Ron Hemberger

Alta Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 5-6-07. © Peter J. Bryant

Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach,
CA. 12-19-08. © Peter J. Bryant

Sherman Library & Gardens, Corona del Mar, Orange County, CA. 5-1-09. © Ron Hemberger

Sherman Library & Gardens, Corona del Mar, Orange County, CA. 5-1-09. © Ron Hemberger

This photo clearly shows the alula, a small flap on the wing close to the body. Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA. 6-16-09. © Ron Hemberger

Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA. 6-16-09. © Ron Hemberger

Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA. 6-17-09. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 3-9-10. © Ron Hemberger

Bill Barber Park, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 5-21-10. © Ron Hemberger