Scaeva selenitica
| Scaeva selenitica | |
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| male | |
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| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Scaeva |
| Species: | S. selenitica |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaeva selenitica (Meigen, 1822) | |
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Scaeva selenitica is a European species of hoverfly.[1]
It is a large distinctive fly with three pairs of yellow comma markings (lunules) on the abdomen, these are white on Scaeva pyrastri
Adults are common visitors to flowers. The larvae feed on aphids.
References
- ↑ Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.