Eupeodes volucris, the large-tailed aphideater or bird hover fly, is a species of hover fly in the family Syrphidae.[1][2][3] As its "aphideater" name implies, larvae prey on plant-sucking insects, primarily aphids. [4]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Eupeodes |
Species: | E. volucris
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Binomial name | |
Eupeodes volucris Osten Sacken, 1877
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The "hover" part of the family name derives from the fact that adults often hover over the plants they visit.
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Female hovering
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References
edit- ^ a b "Eupeodes volucris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Eupeodes volucris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Eupeodes volucris species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Geraldine Warner (1993). "Syrphid Flies (hover flies, flower flies)". WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension.
External links
edit- Media related to Eupeodes volucris at Wikimedia Commons