Eupeodes volucris, the large-tailed aphideater or bird hover fly, is a species of hover fly in the family Syrphidae.[1][2][3] As its "aphideater" name implies, larvae prey on plant-sucking insects, primarily aphids. [4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eupeodes |
| Species: | E. volucris
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupeodes volucris Osten Sacken, 1877
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The "hover" part of the family name derives from the fact that adults often hover over the plants they visit.
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Female hovering
References
edit- ^ a b "Eupeodes volucris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Eupeodes volucris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Eupeodes volucris species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Geraldine Warner (1993). "Syrphid Flies (hover flies, flower flies)". WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension.
External links
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