Eupeodes fumipennis

Eupeodes fumipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eupeodes
Species:
E. fumipennis
Binomial name
Eupeodes fumipennis
(Thomson, 1869)
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.

  • Female hovering
    Female hovering

References

  1. ^ a b "Eupeodes fumipennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Eupeodes fumipennis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Hogg, Brian N.; Nelson, Erik H.; Mills, Nicholas J.; Daane, Kent (November 2011). "Floral resources enhance aphid suppression by the hoverfly Eupeodes fumipennis". Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting 2011. ResearchGate.


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