| Eupeodes flukei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eupeodes |
| Species: | E. flukei |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupeodes flukei (Jones, 1917) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Eupeodes flukei is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. [1] [2] [3]
The Syrphinae constitute one of the three subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae. Most larvae of this subfamily feed on aphids. It is a monophyletic group with more than 1,600 species.
Eupeodes is a genus of hoverfly.
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.
Paramicrodon is a genus of hoverflies, with eight known species. They differ from Microdon by their short antennae and the lack of appendices on vein R4+5.
The Syrphini are a tribe of hoverflies.
Orthonevra flukei is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Eupeodes snowi is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Eupeodes fumipennis is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Eupeodes volucris, the bird hover fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Blera flukei is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Spilomyia foxleei is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Ectecephala laticornis is a species of grass fly in the family Chloropidae.
Opilioacarus texanus is a species of mite in the family Opilioacaridae.
Nausigaster texana is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Eupeodes nielseni is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Eupeodes lundbecki is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Eupeodes nitens is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Eupeodes punctifer is a species of hoverflies belonging to the family Syrphidae.
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