Eupeodes fumipennis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Eupeodes |
Species: | E. fumipennis
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Binomial name | |
Eupeodes fumipennis (Thomson, 1869)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Eupeodes fumipennis, the western aphideater, is a species of hover fly in the family Syrphidae.[1][2][3] As the common name implies, larvae prey on plant-sucking insects, primarily aphids. [4]
Like other members of the family, adults often hover over the plants they visit.
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