Figuring out Condylostylus in Ontario
These shiny little green flies are super common and easy to see on sunny leaves. They're a chore to identify though...
Relevant project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/condylostylus-of-north-america
Similar genera: https://bugguide.net/node/view/12491
Key down to groups here: https://bugguide.net/node/view/42317
C. patibulatus easily identifiable by large size, patterned wings, all black legs. Common.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/478773
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14106503
caudatus group very common - small, short antennae, yellow on legs, unmarked wings
https://bugguide.net/node/view/479965
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21520002
Females not identifiable to species: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1775592/bgimage
Species in or near Ontario on BugGuide:
- calcaratus - https://bugguide.net/node/view/663189,
- caudatus - https://bugguide.net/node/view/481453, https://bugguide.net/node/view/1266165
- connectans? - https://bugguide.net/node/view/1148864/bgimage
- nigrofemoratus - https://bugguide.net/node/view/482799, https://bugguide.net/node/view/445919/bgimage
- flavipes - https://bugguide.net/node/view/585233/bgimage, https://bugguide.net/node/view/657692/bgimage
- inermis - https://bugguide.net/node/view/857632
sipho group large size, patterned wings, yellow legs?
https://bugguide.net/node/view/479158, https://bugguide.net/node/view/1706755/bgimage
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14103845
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14116677
- sipho - https://bugguide.net/node/view/478973, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9476574
- scaber - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19408451
- other species not in Ontario?
comatus group - small?, long antennae
https://bugguide.net/node/view/479967
- comatus - https://bugguide.net/node/view/476349, https://bugguide.net/node/view/1309290/bgimage, https://bugguide.net/node/view/1225887/bgimage
- other 2 species not in Ontario?
brimleyi, albicoxa, viridicoxa in Ohio on GBIF? https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/taxonomy?has_coordinate=true&has_geospatial_issue=false&taxon_key=1610262&geometry=POLYGON((-90.60724%2039.67862,-62.45028%2039.67862,-62.45028%2050.92862,-90.60724%2050.92862,-90.60724%2039.67862))
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So basically 99+% of females with yellow on their legs should go to genus and then be marked ID is as good as it can be.
Most males won't be identifiable either just because photos don't show the legs with enough detail or at the right angle.
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