Lapposyrphus lapponicus

Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Lapposyrphus
Species:
L. lapponicus
Binomial name
Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Synonyms
  • Scaeva lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838
  • Eupeodes lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
  • Metasyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
  • Syrphus alcidice Walker, 1849
  • Syrphus arcucinctus Walker, 1849
  • Syrphus marginatus Jones, 1917
  • Epistrophe mediaconstrictus Fluke, 1930
  • Syrphus bipunctatus Girschner, 1884
  • Catabomba komabensis Matsumura, 1917
  • Syrphus agnon Walker, 1849
  • Syrphus sibericus Kanervo, 1938

Lapposyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838), the common loopwing aphideater (in North America) or Lapland syrphid fly (in Europe), is a common species of syrphid fly observed across the Northern Hemisphere. The adults are commonly found on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein rich pollen. Larvae feed on aphids.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
  2. ^ Fluke, C. L (1952). "The Metasyrphus Species of North America". The American Museum of Natural History. 1590: 1–27.


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