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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Dioprosopa » Dioprosopa clavata

Species Dioprosopa clavata

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Unknown Hoverfly - Dioprosopa clavata Four-Spotted Aphid Fly - Dioprosopa clavata Syrphid fly side view - Dioprosopa clavata 20160701B04 - Dioprosopa clavata Little wasp or fly on Turk's Cap - Dioprosopa clavata Petiolate syrphid - Dioprosopa clavata - female Fly - Ocyptamus fascipennis ? - Dioprosopa clavata Dioprosopa clavata? - Dioprosopa clavata - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Aschiza")
Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)
Subfamily Syrphinae
Tribe Syrphini
Genus Dioprosopa
Species clavata (Dioprosopa clavata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pseudodoros clavatus (Fabricius) [listed as valid name in(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)]
Explanation of Names
Dioprosopa clavata (Fabricius 1794)
Size
body 6.5-12.4 mm, wing 4.9-8.8 mm(7)
Identification
Similar to Baccha and Ocyptamus, but scutellum with yellow bands (vs. all black); more here(6)
Range
e US to CA to S. America(7)(BG data)
Food
Larvae feed on aphids, esp. oleander aphids (Aphis nerii)
Life Cycle
Larvae -- Puparium -- Adult female -- Adult male
See Also
Baccha, Ocyptamus
superficially resembles a thick-headed fly (Conopidae)
Internet References
taxon page(2)
Works Cited
1.Skevington J.H. (2014) Nearctic Syrphidae checklist
2.Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae
Miranda G.F.G, Young A.D., Locke M.M., Marshall S.A., Skevington J.H., Thompson F.C. 2013. Can. J. Arthropod Identification 23: 1-351.
3.Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
4.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
5.Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)
6.Syrphidae of Ontario
7.Zur Gattung Pseudodoros Becker, 1903 (Diptera, Syrphidae)
Kassebeer C.F. 2000. Dipteron 3(1): 73-92.
Contributed by Joel Kits on 2 April, 2005 - 10:31am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, v belov, Harsi S. Parker
Last updated 6 April, 2018 - 8:19pm

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