Allograpta exotica (Wiedemann, 1830) is a animal in the Syrphidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Allograpta exotica (Wiedemann, 1830)

Allograpta exotica (Wiedemann, 1830)

Allograpta exotica is an aphid-eating syrphid fly with a total 15-day life cycle and 10-day adult lifespan.

Family
Genus
Allograpta
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Allograpta exotica (Wiedemann, 1830)

Allograpta exotica is a species of syrphid fly that belongs to the family Syrphidae and the insect order Diptera. The larvae of this species are commonly aphid predators. This species completes its life cycle from egg to mature adult in approximately 15 days, and adult individuals live for about 10 days after reaching maturity.

Photo: (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by C. Mallory · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Syrphidae Allograpta

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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