Eupeodes americanus

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Eupeodes americanus

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Syrphinae
Genus: Eupeodes
Species: E. americanus
Binomial name
Eupeodes americanus
Wiedemann, 1830

The American Hover Fly (Eupeodes americanus) is found throughout North America. The adults drink flower nectar and larva feed on aphids and other pests.


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