Palpada albifrons (Weidemann 1830), the White-faced Plushback , is a rare species of syrphid fly observed in from Mexico north-eastward along the coastal areas of the United States ( see map).

The scutum is covered with yellowish-white pile in front, intermixed with blackish behind; in front of the suture is a conspicuous grayish, pollinose broad band, and on each side is an oblique spot reaching from the base of the wing backward toward the scutellum.

The female of this species differs, having a complete grayish band on the scutum in front of the scutellum.

The fourth segment has a yellow hind border, and a narrow, interrupted shining fascia which is dilated on the sides.

The third and fourth segments also have each a narrow, interrupted shining fascia, and the lower part of the front is not wholly white pilose.