Eupeodes volucris Osten Sacken, 1877 is a animal in the Syrphidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Eupeodes volucris Osten Sacken, 1877
Eupeodes volucris is a Syrphidae hover fly whose larvae primarily prey on aphids.
Eupeodes volucris, commonly called the large-tailed aphideater or bird hover fly, is a species of hover fly belonging to the family Syrphidae. As suggested by its common name "aphideater", the larvae of this species prey on plant-sucking insects, with aphids being the primary prey. The term "hover" found in the common name of this group of insects comes from the behavior of adult flies, which often hover above the plants they visit.
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Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940
Syrphus ribesii (Linnaeus, 1758)
Epistrophe nitidicollis (Meigen, 1822)
Xylota segnis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Megasyrphus laxus (Osten Sacken, 1875)
Parhelophilus obsoletus (Loew, 1863)
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