Eupeodes luniger

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

Eupeodes luniger is a common European species of hoverfly.[1] They are characterized by hook-shaped markings along the center of their abdomen.[2]

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological and Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp. 
  2. ^ A. Dale. "A Nature Observer′s Scrapbook : Hoverflies". http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/hoverflies.html#EupLun. Retrieved 2010-06-17.