| Eupeodes bucculatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eupeodes |
| Subgenus: | Eupeodes |
| Species: | E. bucculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupeodes bucculatus (Rondani, 1857 ) | |
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Eupeodes bucculatus is a Palearctic hoverfly.
External images Eupeodes bucculatus is very similar to Eupeodes luniger , Eupeodes latifasciatus , and Eupeodes nielseni and difficult to identify [1] [2] The adult insect is illustrated in colour by Torp (1994) and Bartsch et al (2009). [3] and Torp (1994) [4]
Norway, Sweden and Denmark south to Portugal and Italy. Ireland east through Central Europe to Switzerland. [5]
Found along riverside and alluvial forest of Populus and Salix and in mature fen carr of Salix and Betula . Flowers visited include Euphorbia , Narthecium , Salix , Sorbus aucuparia and Stellaria . Adults fly April to May and July to August.
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.
Eristalinus sepulchralis is a European species of hoverfly. The species are brownish-white from a close up, and look like a wasp. From a distance though, they are yellowish-black coloured, and look like a bumble bee. The species can be found throughout Europe in the Baltic states, North Europe, Central, Southern and Western Europe and across the Palaearctic to Kamchatka, Japan, China and India. Finland, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, and the Netherlands.
Eupeodes, the aphideater flies, are a genus of moderate hoverflies in the family Syrphidae. They are distributed worldwide. They are black with yellow markings and can be easily confused with other genera in the Syrphini tribe. The adults feed on nectar and pollen as sources of energy and protein, respectively. Larvae feed on a wide variety of aphids.
Eupeodes corollae is a very common European species of hoverfly. Adults are 6–11 millimetres (0.24–0.43 in) in body length. Males and females have different marking on the abdomen; males have square commas on tergites 3 and 4, whereas females have narrow commas. Larvae feed on aphids. This species has been used experimentally in glasshouses as a method of aphid control, and to control scale insects and aphids in fruit plantations. They were found to be partial to the fruit, eating more fruit than aphids.
Eupeodes luniger is a common species of hoverfly.
Eupeodes latifasciatus is a species of hoverfly. Adults feed on nectar; larvae feed on aphids and scale insects.
Cheilosia albipila is a European and Palearctic species of hoverfly. Like most Cheilosia it is black, and because of this may often be overlooked as a hoverfly. It is little recorded but probably widespread and common and maybe overlooked because adult flight periods are early in the year, before many hoverfly recorders are active.
Leucozona laternaria is a European species of hoverfly.
Cheilosia variabilis, common name figwort cheilosia, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.
Anasimyia is a genus of wetland hoverflies with aquatic larvae. The genus was formerly regarded as a subgenus of the similar Lejops, and recently elevated to genus.
Cheilosia grossa is a widespread European species of hoverfly. Adults can be found in spring on sallow catkins and the larvae tunnel in the stems of various thistle species.
Pipiza austriaca is a species of hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Melangyna umbellatarum is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.
Melangyna arctica is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.
Orthonevra geniculata is a species of hoverfly found in the Palearctic.
Hammerschmidtia ferruginea , the Aspen hover fly, is a rare, species of syrphid fly. It has been observed in Canada, Alaska and the northern United States. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found around and on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. Larvae for this genus are of the rat-tailed type. Hammerschmidtia ferruginea larvae have been described by Rotheray.
Eupeodes nielseni is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Eupeodes lundbecki is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Eupeodes nitens is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.
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