Eupeodes
Sign in to savethumb|Eupeodes americanus, larva
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilySyrphidae
Eupeodes americanus, larva comiendo pulgones Eupeodes es un género de moscas de las flores de la familia Syrphidae. Miden alrededor de 10 mm. Las larvas se alimentan de pulgones y también de otros insectos de cuerpo blando. Los adultos se alimentan de néctar y son polinizadores. Son de distribución cosmopolita.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 831
- With media
- 55
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Collections
- INDRE-SSA, UAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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thumb|Eupeodes americanus, larva
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. Larvae feed on a wide variety of aphids. The adults feed on nectar and pollen as sources of energy and protein, respectively, and often hover over the plants they visit.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eupeodes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.