Scaeva pyrastri
| Scaeva pyrastri | |
|---|---|
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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. pyrastri |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaeva pyrastri (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms | |
Scaeva pyrastri is a European species of hoverfly.[1]
It is a large distinctive fly with three pairs of white comma markings (lunules) on the abdomen, these are yellow on Scaeva selenitica
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.
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