Allograpta exotica is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies").[1][2][3] Larvae are often predators of aphids. Their life cycle from egg to adults is around 15 days, with adults living for approximately 10 days.[4]

Allograpta exotica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Allograpta
Species:
A. exotica
Binomial name
Allograpta exotica
(Wiedemann, 1830)
Synonyms
Allograpta exotica

References

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  1. ^ "Allograpta exotica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Allograpta exotica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Allograpta exotica Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ Arcaya, Evelin; Pérez-Bañón, Celeste; Mengual, Ximo; Zubcoff-Vallejo, José Jacobo; Rojo, Santos (December 2017). "Life table and predation rates of the syrphid fly Allograpta exotica, a control agent of the cowpea aphid Aphis craccivora". Biological Control. 115: 74–84. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.09.009. hdl:10045/69852.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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