| Eupeodes fumipennis | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eupeodes |
| Species: | E. fumipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupeodes fumipennis (
Thomson, 1869)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
Eupeodes fumipennis, the western aphideater, is a species of hover fly in the family Syrphidae. [1] [2] [3] As the common name implies, larvae prey on plant-sucking insects, primarily aphids. [4]
Like other members of the family, adults often hover over the plants they visit.
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Female hovering
- ^ a b "Eupeodes fumipennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Eupeodes fumipennis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Eupeodes fumipennis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Hogg, Brian N.; Nelson, Erik H.; Mills, Nicholas J.; Daane, Kent (November 2011). "Floral resources enhance aphid suppression by the hoverfly Eupeodes fumipennis". Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting 2011. ResearchGate.
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| Eupeodes fumipennis | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eupeodes |
| Species: | E. fumipennis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Eupeodes fumipennis (
Thomson, 1869)
| |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Eupeodes fumipennis, the western aphideater, is a species of hover fly in the family Syrphidae. [1] [2] [3] As the common name implies, larvae prey on plant-sucking insects, primarily aphids. [4]
Like other members of the family, adults often hover over the plants they visit.
-
Female hovering
- ^ a b "Eupeodes fumipennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Eupeodes fumipennis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Eupeodes fumipennis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Hogg, Brian N.; Nelson, Erik H.; Mills, Nicholas J.; Daane, Kent (November 2011). "Floral resources enhance aphid suppression by the hoverfly Eupeodes fumipennis". Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting 2011. ResearchGate.
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| This hoverfly article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |