| Heringia brevidens | |
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| Heringia brevidens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Pipizinae |
| Tribe: | Pipizini |
| Genus: | Heringia |
| Species: | H. brevidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Heringia brevidens (Egger, 1865) | |
Heringia brevidens is a species of hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. [1]
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.
Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia, and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to other animals, such as birds, protecting it from predation.
Eristalinae are one of the four subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae, or hoverflies. A well-known species included in this subfamily is the dronefly, Eristalis tenax.
Platycheirus clypeatus is a species of hoverfly. It is found across the Palearctic and in the Nearctic. The larvae feed on aphids. Adults are usually found on the edges of woodland or scrub, heath or along hedgerows where they visit a wide range of flowers.
Eupeodes luniger is a common species of hoverfly.
Leucozona lucorum is a Palearctic and Nearctic species of hoverfly.
Baccha elongata is a species of hoverfly in the genus Baccha.
Platycheirus manicatus is a species of hoverfly. It is found across the Palearctic and in Alaska.
Brachyopa is a Holarctic genus of hoverflies whose grey and brown colouration is unusual for this family and these flies can easily be overlooked amongst members of other fly families. The larvae can be found under the bark of dead branches and trees in decaying sap.
Myolepta is a cosmopolitan genus of hoverflies most closely related to the genus Lepidomyia
Neoascia is a genus of hoverflies.
Anasimyia is a genus of wetland hoverflies with aquatic larvae. The genus is often regarded as a subgenus of the similar Lejops.
Parhelophilus is a genus of hoverflies. They are slightly smaller than flies of the genus Helophilus, and have a Holarctic distribution.
Psilota is a genus of small black hoverflies with long wings, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. They are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a venia spuria in the wings. The larvae feed on tree sap.
Pipiza is a genus Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Most are dark hoverflies.
Sericomyia is a genus of large Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Pocota is a genus hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Pipizini is a tribe of small to medium-sized generally black hoverflies, although some species aso have orange spots on their abdomen. This nondescript colouring can lead to some species being confused with other dark hoverflies from other tribes. The lack of a facial knob is a good defining feature which separates them from most of these other hoverflies. As with other species in the subfamily Syrphinae the larvae feed on aphids though there seems to be a preference for wax-secreting aphids e.g. Pemphigidae.
Doros profuges is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.
Brachypalpus valgus is a species of hoverfly found in Europe.
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