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]

Eupeodes volucris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eupeodes
Species:
E. volucris
Binomial name
Eupeodes volucris
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupeodes braggii Jones, 1917
  • Eupeodes weldoni Jones, 1917
  • Syrphus perpallidus Bigot, 1884

The "hover" part of the family name derives from the fact that adults often hover over the plants they visit.

Bird hover fly, Eupeodes volucris
Bird hover fly, Eupeodes volucris

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eupeodes volucris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Eupeodes volucris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Geraldine Warner (1993). "Syrphid Flies (hover flies, flower flies)". WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension.
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