Syrphus vitripennis

Syrphus vitripennis
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Syrphus
Species:	S. vitripennis
Binomial name
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822

Syrphus vitripennis is a very common European species of hoverfly. Its larvae feed on aphids

External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length 7·25-10·25 mm.Frons above lunulae black.Tergites 3 and 4 with entire yellow bands and lateral margin of tergites black.Male: femora 3 black for basal three-quarters.Female: femora 3 black on basal two-thirds.The male genitalia and the larva are figured by Dusek and Laska (1964). See references for determination.

Palearctic Throughout. Nearctic Alaska to California. Migratory.

Habitat:Deciduous and coniferous woodland and anthropophilic, occurring along field hedges, in suburban gardens and parks. Flies March to October.

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