Biology:Eupeodes fumipennis
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Short description: Species of fly
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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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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eupeodes fumipennis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=140042. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Eupeodes fumipennis". https://www.gbif.org/species/1540774. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Eupeodes fumipennis species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/1034794. 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). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267527849_Floral_resources_enhance_aphid_suppression_by_the_hoverfly_Eupeodes_fumipennis.
Wikidata ☰ Q10759591 entry
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