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Eupeodes volucris

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Species of fly

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
Osten Sacken, 1877
Synonyms
  • Eupeodes braggii Jones, 1917
  • Eupeodes weldoni Jones, 1917
  • Syrphus perpallidus Bigot, 1884

Eupeodes volucris, the large-tailed aphideater or bird hover fly, is a species of hover fly in the family Syrphidae. As its "aphideater" name implies, larvae prey on plant-sucking insects, primarily aphids.

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

  • Female hovering Female hovering
Bird hover fly, Eupeodes volucris
Bird hover fly, Eupeodes volucris

References

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

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Taxon identifiers
Eupeodes volucris


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