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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Syrphid 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

Pseudodoros clavatus - Dioprosopa clavata

Pseudodoros Syrphid Fly - Anterior - Dioprosopa clavata - female

Syrphidae, Syrphid Fly,Pseudodoros clavatus, ID Please - Dioprosopa clavata - female

small wasp-like fly - Dioprosopa clavata

Four-Spotted Aphid Fly - Dioprosopa clavata

I think this is a hover fly (D. Syrphidae), but can anyone confirm and determine family? - Dioprosopa clavata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Aschiza")

Family Syrphidae (Syrphid 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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