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Species Allograpta obliqua

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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 (Allograpta obliqua)
Other Common Names
Common Oblique Syrphid
Explanation of Names
Allograpta obliqua
allo is Greek for other, another
grapt is Greek for inscribed, written
obliqu is Latin for oblique (1)
Numbers
Four spp. of Allograpta listed on Nearctica
Size
6-8.5 mm
Identification
It has transverse yellow bands on the abdomen, and two oblique yellow marks near the tip. The larvae are smooth and green, with a broad white median strip. The breathing tubes are prominent.
Range
Much of North America
Season
Typically summer to early fall. June-September (Kansas). July (Minnesota). May-December (lower elevations, North Carolina). June-September (mountains of North Carolina). February-fall (northern Florida). All year (southern Florida).
Food
Adults take nectar. Larvae eat aphids.
Print References
Salsbury, p. 405--photo (2)
Borror and White, plate 13--illustration (3)
Brimley, p. 351 (4)
Internet References
Univ. Florida IFAS
Insects of Cedar Creek
University of California
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
By Donald J. Borror
2.Insects in Kansas
By Glenn A. Salsbury and Stephan C. White
3.A Field Guide to Insects
By Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson
4.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 22 November, 2008 - 10:21am

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