| Eupeodes nitens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eupeodes |
| Species: | E. nitens |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupeodes nitens (Zetterstedt, 1843) | |
Eupeodes nitens is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.
Resembles other Eupeodes. Determination is problematic. Key references are Van der Goot,V.S. (1981) [1] [2] The adult insect is illustrated in colour by Stubbs and Falk (1983). [3]
It is found from Fennoscandia south to the Pyrenees and from England eastwards through Central and Southern into Siberia and the Russian Far East on to the Pacific coast in Fagus forest and alpine grassland from May August. [4] [5]
Leucozona glaucia, the Pale-saddled Leucozona is a Palearctic hoverfly. Larvae feed on ground layer aphids. Adults are usually seen visiting flowers.
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.
Dasysyrphus albostriatus is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.
Dasysyrphus venustus is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.
Epistrophe eligans is a European species of hoverfly.
Leucozona lucorum is a Palearctic and Nearctic species of hoverfly.
Melanostoma scalare, the chequered hoverfly, is a very common species of hoverfly.
Xanthandrus comtus is a species of hoverfly. It is found in the Palearctic.
Cheilosia variabilis, common name figwort cheilosia, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.
Callicera is a Holarctic genus of hoverflies
Syrphus vitripennis is a very common European and North American species of hoverfly. Its larvae feed on aphids
Heringia heringi is a European species of hoverfly.
Megasyrphus erraticus is a Holarctic species of hoverfly associated with mature conifer woodlands and plantations.
Didea alneti is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.
Epistrophe nitidicollis is a European and North American species of hoverfly.
Eupeodes bucculatus is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Eupeodes nielseni is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Cheilosia barbata is a Palearctic hoverfly.