Sphaerophoria contigua
Member of
globetails (genus Sphaerophoria)
typical hover flies (subfamily Syrphinae)
hover flies (family Syrphidae)
aschizan flies (zoosection Aschiza)
cyclorrhaphan flies (infraorder Cyclorrhapha)
brachyceran flies (suborder Brachycera)
flies (order Diptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)
Chris’s observations: none
Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide
Bay Area species: iNaturalist