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Subfamily Pipizinae

Syrphid Fly Flower Fly? What kind of fly is this? view 2 All black Syrphid-- - Pipiza 3016832 Syrphid Pipizini? - Pipiza - female Syrphid 3 - Trichopsomyia - male Pipiza sp. - Pipiza - 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 Pipizinae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
subfamily status per (1)(2)
Explanation of Names
Pipizinae Williston 1885
Food
Larvae feed on wax secreting aphids
Remarks
Most syrphids feeding on gall-forming aphids belong to this subfamily