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Pipiza

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Pipiza is a genus of hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Most are dark hoverflies.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilySyrphidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
193
With media
102
Family
Syrphidae
Collections
UAM, CHAS, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ARTHROPOD COLLECTION, MNA, UI, MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Recorded in
United States, Canada

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Pipiza.quadrimaculata.jpg
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Commons category
Pipiza
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Pipiza
topic's main category
Category:Pipiza
taxon common name
galleblomsterfluer
diel cycle
diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Biology
  • Species
  • References

Pipiza is a genus of hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Most are dark hoverflies.

==Biology== Larvae are feeders on gall forming aphids.

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