| Eupeodes fumipennis | |
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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
References
- 1 2 "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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