| Eupeodes volucris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eupeodes |
| Species: | E. volucris |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupeodes volucris Osten Sacken, 1877 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
The "hover" part of the family name derives from the fact that adults often hover over the plants they visit.
Female hovering
Bird hover fly, Eupeodes volucris
Bird hover fly, Eupeodes volucris
References
- 1 2 "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
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