Eumerus tuberculatus

Eumerus tuberculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eumerus
Species: E. tuberculatus
Binomial name
Eumerus tuberculatus
Róndani, 1857[1]

Eumerus tuberculatus or Lesser bulb fly (a common name shared by several species of this genus) is a species of Hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. It is a pest that destroys the bulbs of Narcissus.[2][3]

References

  1. Barkalov, A.V. "Collection of Siberian Zoological Museum: Syrphidae". Siberian Zoological Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.
  3. 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.

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