Allograpta exotica is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies").[1][2][3] Larvae are often predators of aphids. Their life cycle from egg to adults is around 15 days, with adults living for approximately 10 days. [4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Allograpta |
| Species: | A. exotica
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| Allograpta exotica (Wiedemann, 1830)
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References edit
- ^ "Allograpta exotica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Allograpta exotica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Allograpta exotica Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Arcaya, Evelin; Pérez-Bañón, Celeste; Mengual, Ximo; Zubcoff-Vallejo, José Jacobo; Rojo, Santos (December 2017). "Life table and predation rates of the syrphid fly Allograpta exotica, a control agent of the cowpea aphid Aphis craccivora". Biological Control. 115: 74–84. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.09.009. hdl:10045/69852.
Further reading edit
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
External links edit
Media related to Allograpta exotica at Wikimedia Commons- Diptera.info
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Allograpta exotica
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