Syrphus vitripennis

Syrphus vitripennis
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Syrphus
Species: S. vitripennis
Binomial name
Syrphus vitripennis
Meigen, 1822

Syrphus vitripennis is a very common European species of hoverfly. Its larvae feed on aphids [1]

References

  1. Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 233, xvpp.


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