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Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Lapposyrphus
Species:	L. lapponicus
Binomial name
Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Synonyms
Scaeva lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838 Eupeodes lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838) Metasyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838) Syrphus alcidice Walker, 1849 Syrphus arcucinctus Walker, 1849 Syrphus marginatus Jones, 1917 Epistrophe mediaconstrictus Fluke, 1930 Syrphus bipunctatus Girschner, 1884 Catabomba komabensis Matsumura, 1917 Syrphus agnon Walker, 1849 Syrphus sibericus Kanervo, 1938

Lapposyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838), the common loopwing aphideater (in North America) or Lapland syrphid fly (in Europe), is a common species of syrphid fly observed across the Northern Hemisphere. The adults are commonly found on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein rich pollen. Larvae feed on aphids.

References

1. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
2. Fluke, C. L (1952). "The Metasyrphus Species of North America". The American Museum of Natural History. 1590: 1–27.

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