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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Allograpta » Common Oblique Syrphid (Allograpta obliqua)

Species Allograpta obliqua - Common Oblique Syrphid

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Hover Fly (aka Syrphid Fly) - Allograpta obliqua - male Allograpta obliqua - male Flower Fly - Allograpta obliqua - male Allograpta obliqua? - Allograpta obliqua - male Yellow and black Syrphid Fly - Allograpta obliqua - female Yellow and black Syrphid Fly - Allograpta obliqua - female Going & Coming - Allograpta obliqua Tiny Syrphid: Allograpta obliqua - Allograpta obliqua - female
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 Allograpta
Species obliqua (Common Oblique Syrphid)
Size
6-8.5 mm
Identification
It has transverse yellow bands on the abdomen, and two oblique yellow marks near the tip. The larvae [see(1)] are smooth and green, with a broad white median strip. The breathing tubes are prominent.
Range
Much of NA to Argentina
Season
Typically summer to early fall: Jun-Sep in KS, Jul in MN, May-Dec in NC (lower elevations), Jun-Sep in NC mountains, all year in so. FL
Life Cycle
Pupa -- Adult female -- Adult male
Print References
Bugg (1992) Habitat manipulation to enhance the effectiveness of aphidophagous hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)
Internet References
Fact sheet by H.V. Weems
Works Cited
1.Flower Flies (Syrphidae) and other biological control agents for aphids in vegetable crops
By R. Bugg et al.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 31 October, 2011 - 12:49pm

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