Allograpta exotica

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Allograpta exotica
Syrphid - Allograpta exotica, Rippon Lodge, Woodbridge, Virginia, November 23, 2022 (53501880228).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Allograpta
Species:
A. exotica
Binomial name
Allograpta exotica
(Wiedemann, 1830)
Synonyms

Allograpta exotica is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). [1] [2] [3] Larvae are often predators of aphids. Their life cycle from egg to adults is around 15 days, with adults living for approximately 10 days. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Allograpta exotica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Allograpta exotica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Allograpta exotica Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Arcaya, Evelin; Pérez-Bañón, Celeste; Mengual, Ximo; Zubcoff-Vallejo, José Jacobo; Rojo, Santos (December 2017). "Life table and predation rates of the syrphid fly Allograpta exotica, a control agent of the cowpea aphid Aphis craccivora". Biological Control. 115: 74–84. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.09.009. hdl: 10045/69852 .

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