Eupeodes corollae
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Eupeodes corollae is a very common European species of hoverfly.[1] Adults are 6–11 millimetres (0.24–0.43 in) in body length. Males and females have different marking on the abdomen; males have square commas on tergites 3 and 4, whereas females have narrow commas. Larvae feed on aphids. This species has been used experimentally in glasshouses as a method of aphid control,[2] and to control scale insects and aphids in fruit plantations. They were found to be partial to the fruit, eating more fruit than aphids.[3]
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Eupeodes corollae | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Eupeodes |
Subgenus: | Eupeodes |
Species: | E. corollae |
Binomial name | |
Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius, 1794) | |
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E. corollae is found across Europe, North Africa and Asia. Adults are often migratory.[4]