| Palumbia eristaloides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Temnostomina |
| Genus: | Palumbia |
| Subgenus: | Palumbia |
| Species: | P. eristaloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Palumbia eristaloides (Portschinsky, 1887) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Palumbia eristaloides is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. [3] [4]
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.
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.
Myathropa florea, sometimes referred to as the Batman hoverfly, is a very common European and North African species of hoverfly. Adults may be seen on flowers from May to September. It is of a similar size to the common drone fly, but Myathropa are generally more yellow, with two light bands to the thorax, interrupted with a black central smudge. In museum specimens, any yellow colour soon fades to brown after death. Like most species in the tribe Eristalini, Myathropa are rather variable in size, shape and colour.
The Brachyopini is a tribe of hoverflies. Unlike many members of this family these flies are generally darker and less colourful though some genera contain species with an attractive metallic lustre e.g. Chrysogaster. Some like Brachyopa are associated with sap runs where their larvae feed on decaying sap. Others are found in boggy areas where their often semiaquatic larvae feed on decaying organic matter.
The Milesiini is a large and diverse tribe of hoverflies. They mimic wasps or hornets.
Epistrophe grossulariae is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.
Palumbia is a genus of hoverflies from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Platycheirus ambiguus is a small widespread species of hoverfly found across the Palearctic from Ireland to Japan. A spring species found in flight in April and May, it visits spring-flowering trees and shrubs; e.g., Prunus spinosa in deciduous woodland and scrub.
Eumerus funeralis or lesser bulb fly is a species of Hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. E. funeralis appears in Peck (1988) as a synonym of E. strigatus (Fallen), but was reinstated as the correct name for tuberculatus Rondani, sensu auctorum by Speight et al. (1998).
Palumbia bellieri is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Palumbia inflata is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Palumbia angustiabdomena is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Palumbia similinova is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Palumbia sinensis is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Palumbia tenax is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Palumbia vivax is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Palumbia pendleburyi is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Palumbia simulans is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
The Spheginina is a subtribe of hoverflies.
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