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Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822 (a hoverfly)

Suggested Literature

Syrphus vitripennis may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
SYRPHIDAE
(hover flies, drone flies, flower flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Syrphus vitripennis is associated with:

Photos larva Aphidoidea - aphids (Homoptera) larva is predator of Rotheray, G.E., 1993
Photos larva Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae) larva is associated with aphid-infested Rotheray, G.E., 1993

There may be more taxa associated with Syrphus vitripennis listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
CYCLORRHAPHA
(a suborder of flies)
SYRPHIDAE
(hover flies, drone flies, flower flies)

Associated with Syrphus vitripennis:

Syrphus vitripennis may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
SYRPHIDAE
(hover flies, drone flies, flower flies)

References

Rotheray, G.E., 1993 Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe

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