Species Eupeodes volucris - Bird Hover Fly

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Internet References

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Bird Hover Fly - Eupeodes volucris - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Aschiza)

Family Syrphidae (Syrphid Flies)

Subfamily Syrphinae

Tribe Syrphini

Genus Eupeodes

Species volucris (Bird Hover Fly)

Size

8-9 mm

Identification

Projecting cylindrical abdomen of male rather distinctive.

Range

Includes western North America. Reported from Arizona, Oklahoma, California.

Habitat

Around flowers in open areas, deserts?

Season

March-November (Oklahoma)

Food

Adults take nectar.

Life Cycle

Larvae prey on aphids.

See Also

Scaeva pyrastri

Internet References

Habitat manipulation to enhance the effectiveness of aphidophagous hover flies--article by Robert Bugg(!), gives size, mentions abdomen of males, gives common name.

Syrphidae of Oklahoma

Contributed by Cotinis on 13 April, 2005 - 5:48am
Last updated 7 February, 2008 - 8:58am

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