New Checklist of Syrphid Flies

Hi, folks, I've added a new checklist of Vineyard Syrphidae (hover flies or flowers flies) to the Martha's Vineyard Atlas of Life website: https://mval.biodiversityworksmv.org/species-lists/hover-flies-syrphidae The checklist is based on iNaturalist "Research Grade" records and includes 31 species plus one species complex and one genus.

Checklists are created in order to be made obsolete, and this one is no exception: I'm confident it includes only a fairly small fraction of the Syrphid species that actually occur on Martha's Vineyard. I look forward to adding many additional species documented through your effort and iNaturalist observations!

-Matt

Posted on September 1, 2022 05:29 PM by mpelikan