Eupeodes luniger

Eupeodes luniger
male
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eupeodes
Subgenus: Eupeodes
Species:
E. luniger
Binomial name
Eupeodes luniger
(Meigen, 1822)
Synonyms

Eupeodes luniger is a common species of hoverfly.[1][2][3][4]

It is characterized by hook-shaped markings along the center of its abdomen.[5]

Female in flight
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  2. ^ Morris, Roger K. A. (1999). Hoverflies of Surrey. Surrey Wildlife Trust. p. 244. ISBN 0-9526065-3-4.
  3. ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp.
  4. ^ Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
  5. ^ A. Dale. "A Nature Observer′s Scrapbook : Hoverflies". Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2010-06-17.