Sphaerophoria beattiei | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Sphaerophoria |
Species: | S. beattiei
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerophoria beattiei (Doesburg and Doesburg, 1977)
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Sphaerophoria beattiei is a species of hoverfly belonging to the genus Sphaerophoria. It is endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. [1] It was originally considered the only member of the genus Loveridgeana [1] but was found to be nested within Sphaerophoria in a DNA based phylogenetic analysis, along with three other species found in South Africa. [2] Almost nothing is known of its biology other than it pollinated now extinct flora on Saint Helena including the Saint Helena olive. [2]
Sphaerophoria beattiei | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Sphaerophoria |
Species: | S. beattiei
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerophoria beattiei (Doesburg and Doesburg, 1977)
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Sphaerophoria beattiei is a species of hoverfly belonging to the genus Sphaerophoria. It is endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. [1] It was originally considered the only member of the genus Loveridgeana [1] but was found to be nested within Sphaerophoria in a DNA based phylogenetic analysis, along with three other species found in South Africa. [2] Almost nothing is known of its biology other than it pollinated now extinct flora on Saint Helena including the Saint Helena olive. [2]