Syrphinae | |
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Scaeva pyrastri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Syrphinae Leach, 1815 |
Tribes | |
The Syrphinae constitute one of the three subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae. Most larvae of this subfamily feed on aphids. It is a monophyletic group with more than 1,600 species.[1]
Gallery
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Melanostoma sp.
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Platycheirus albimanus (male)
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Sphaerophoria sp. (female)
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Syrphus sp. (male)
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Larva of Syrphus sp. feeding on aphids
References
- Bugguide,net Subfamily Syrphinae
- [1] Encyclopedia of Life
- Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society The phylogeny and systematics of European predacious Syrphidae (Diptera) based on larval and puparial stages
- Annual Review of Entomology Bionomics and Physiology of Aphidophagous Syrphidae