Biology:Simosyrphus grandicornis

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Simosyrphus
Species:	S. grandicornis
Binomial name
	Simosyrphus grandicornis; (Macquart, 1842)
Synonyms
	Metasyrphus fasciatus Shiraki, 1963; Syrphus australiensis Goot, 1964; Syrphus corollae vitiensis Bezzi, 1928; Syrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842; Syrphus huttoni Goot, 1964; Syrphus melanurus Bigot, 1884; Syrphus obesus Hutton, 1901; Syrphus pusillus Macquart, 1847; Syrphus sydneyensis Macquart, 1846;

Short description: Species of fly

Simosyrphus grandicornis is an Australasian species of hoverfly, and is one of the two most common hoverflies in Australia, alongside Melangyna viridiceps.^[1] It has been introduced to a number of Polynesian Islands and Hawaii.^[2]

Midair mating of S. grandicornis

References

↑ E. Soleyman-Nezhadiyan & R. Laughlin (1998). "Voracity of larvae, rate of development in eggs, larvae and pupae, and flight seasons of adults of the hoverflies Melangyna viridiceps Macquart and Symosyrphus grandicornis Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology 37 (3): 243–248. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01578.x.
↑ Starr, Forest; Starr, Kim (2007). "Insects of Hawaii - Simosyrphus grandicornis". Hawaiian: Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR). http://www.hear.org/starr/hiinsects/images/thumbnails/html/simosyrphus_grandicornis.htm. Retrieved June 2, 2009.

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