aphideater
(Eupeodes subg. Metasyrphus)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Metasyrphus is a subgenus of Eupeodes hoverflies known as aphideaters. There are at least 20 species of Metasyrphus worldwide, 20 species in North America north of Mexico, and 5 species in Minnesota. Adults are found in a wide variety of habitats. They feed on flower nectar and pollen. Larvae feed on aphids. Some species prey on aphids on herbaceous plants in the ground layer, some on woody plants in the shrub layer, some on trees in the understory and canopy, and some at two or more layers. |
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Sources Telford, Horace S.. (1939). The Syrphidae of Minnesota. University of Minnesota. Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
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Suborder |
Brachycera (circular-seamed flies, muscoid flies, short-horned flies) |
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Infraorder |
Muscomorpha (=Cyclorrhapha) |
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| Zoosection | Aschiza |
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Superfamily |
Syrphoidea |
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Family |
Syrphidae (hover flies) |
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Subfamily |
Syrphinae (typical hover flies) | ||
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Syrphini |
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Genus |
Eupeodes (aphideaters) |
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Subordinate Taxa |
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American hover fly (Eupeodes americanus) bare-winged aphideater (Eupeodes perplexus) black-bellied aphideater (Eupeodes confertus) black-tailed aphideater (Eupeodes luniger) Fluke’saphideater (Eupeodes flukei) red-tailed aphideater (Eupeodes montivagus) short-tailed aphideater (Eupeodes pomus) spot-headed aphideater (Eupeodes neoperplexus) variable aphideater (Eupeodes latifasciatus) western aphideater (Eupeodes fumipennis) |
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Common Names |
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aphideaters |
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Created: 1/17/2021
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