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Eristalinae
Eristalinae (or Milesiinae) are one of the four subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae, or hoverflies. A well-known species included in this subfamily is the dronefly, ''Eristalis tenax''. Species in this subfamily are often misclassified as bees instead of flies due to their exceptional Mimicry, especially to resemble Honeybees (family Apidae). The best strategy for proper identification is to look at their eyes and wings and compare with fly morphology, to determine membership of family Syrphidae and/or of order Hymenoptera. Taxonomy This subfamily consists of the following tribes: * Brachyopini * Callicerini * Cerioidini * Eristalini * Sericomyiini * Eumerini * Milesiini * Rhingiini * Spheginobacchini * Volucellini gallery Brachyopa daeckei.jpg, '' Brachyopa daeckei'' actual size Sphiximorpha subsessilis, Parc de Woluwé, Brussels (34851582946).jpg, ''Sphiximorpha subsessilis'' Namaste! (8089480678).jpg, ''Palpada sp.'' Syrphid - Sericomyia chalcopy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volucella Zonaria
''Volucella zonaria'', the hornet mimic hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly. These flies are capable of buzz pollination. Distribution This species is present in most of Europe, in Tunisia, Iran, Russia (to Far East) and in Mongolia. In Great Britain, it was only known from two specimens prior to 1940, so was regarded as rare. Since then, it has become increasingly widespread in many parts of the South and South East England, often in association with parks and gardens, where adults are usually seen visiting flowers. Elsewhere in England, only a few scattered records exist. Habitat These hoverflies usually inhabit meadows close to forests. Description ''Volucella zonaria'' can reach a length of , with a wingspan of about 40 mm. These very large and wide hoverflies have reddish-brown shining thorax with dark brown marks, and a reddish-brown scutellum. The head shows a waxy yellow face, with yellow forehead and antennae. The large ovoid compound eyes are reddish with dense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumerini
The Eumerini is a tribe of hoverflies. The breeding habits of this group varies: larvae of the genera '' Merodon'' and '' Eumerus'' tunnel into plant bulbs while larvae of ''Psilota'' have been found in sap runs. List of genera *''Alipumilio'' Shannon, 1927 *'' Austrocheilosia'' Thompson, 2008 *''Azpeytia'' Walker, 1865 *'' Eumerus'' Meigen, 1822 *''Megatrigon'' Johnson, 1898 *'' Merodon'' Meigen, 1803 *''Nausigaster'' Shannon, 1921 *''Psilota ''Psilota'' is a genus of small black hoverflies with long wings, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. They are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a venia spuria in the wings. The larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a ...'' Meigen, 1822 References Eristalinae Brachycera tribes {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volucella
''Volucella'' is a genus of large, broad-bodied, dramatic hover-flies. They have distinctive plumose aristae and the face is extended downward. They are strongly migratory and males are often territorial. Adults feed on nectar of flowers and are often seen sunning on leaves. The larvae of most species live in nests of bumblebees and social wasps, where they are detritivores and larval predators. Selected species *'' Volucella anastasia'' Hull, 1946 *'' Volucella arctica'' Johnson , 1916 *'' Volucella bombylans'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Volucella dracaena'' Curran *'' Volucella elegans'' Loew, 1862 *'' Volucella eugenia'' Williston, 1887 *'' Volucella evecta'' Walker , 1852 *'' Volucella facialis'' Williston , 1882 *'' Volucella inanis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Volucella inflata'' (Fabricius, 1794) *'' Volucella jeddona'' Bigot, 1875 *''Volucella linearis'' Walker, 1849 *''Volucella liquida'' Erichson in Wagner, 1841 *'' Volucella lutzi'' Curran, 1930 *''Volucella matsumur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compost
Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil's physical, chemical and biological properties. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant, food waste, recycling organic materials and manure. The resulting mixture is rich in plant nutrients and beneficial organisms, such as bacteria, protozoa, nematodes and fungi. Compost improves soil fertility in gardens, landscaping, horticulture, urban agriculture, and organic farming, reducing dependency on commercial chemical fertilizers. The benefits of compost include providing nutrients to crops as fertilizer, acting as a soil conditioner, increasing the humus or humic acid contents of the soil, and introducing beneficial microbes that help to suppress pathogens in the soil and reduce soil-borne diseases. At the simplest level, composting requires gathering a mix of 'greens' (green waste) and 'browns' (brown waste). Greens are materials rich in nitrogen such as leaves, grass, and food scrap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhingia Campestris
''Rhingia campestris'' is a species of hoverfly, long, with a wingspan of . It is common across the Palearctic from March until November. It has a broad orange abdomen with a black line along the sides (the black line is absent along the sides of '' Rhingia rostrata''), and has the distinctive long snout of all '' Rhingia'' species. ''Rhingia campestris'' is the main pollinator for many plant species and due to its long snout it can forage on tubulous flowers. Larvae are associated with cow dung. Adults males feed on nectar, while adult females feed on protein rich pollen, reflecting the cost of developing eggs. Technical description DescriptionExternal images For terms see |
Syritta Pipiens
''Syritta pipiens,'' sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, is one of the most common species in the insect family Syrphidae. This fly originates from Europe and is currently distributed across Eurasia and North America. They are fast and nimble fliers, and their larvae are found in wet, rotting organic matter such as garden compost, manure, and silage. The species is also commonly found in human-created environments such as most farmland, gardens, and urban parks, wherever there are flowers. This species is an important part of its native ecosystem as adult ''Syritta pipiens'' flies are critical pollinators for a variety of flowering plants and the species supports parasitism by various parasitic wasp species. Thus, they play an important role in environmental functionality, and can serve as bio-indicators, in which their abundance can reflect the health of the environment. ''Syritta pipiens'' looks like many predatory hoverfly species, yet is not predatory. Morpholo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merodon Equestris
''Merodon equestris'' (Narcissus bulb fly, greater bulb fly, large bulb fly, large Narcissus fly) is a Holarctic species of hoverfly (Family Syrphidae). Like many other hoverflies it displays a colouration pattern similar to a stinging insect (a bumblebee in this case) as an evolutionary defense mechanism. Other syrphid bee mimics are '' Mallota'', '' Arctophila'', '' Criorhina'', '' Pocota'' and '' Brachypalpus''. ''Merodon'' species are distinguished from these by the very strong hind femora, which bear a large triangular projection on the underside near the tip. It flies in low vegetation while the other bumblebee mimics prefer higher vegetation layers. Description A stout fly with a small head. The tergites are black, without the dust spots or blue-purple sheen of other ''Merodon'' species. The thorax and abdomen are hidden by dense, long, erect hairs of variable colouration. Tibia 3 of the male has 2 spurs at the apex. The larva is described and figured by Hodson (1932) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachyopa Daeckei
''Brachyopa daeckei'' (Charles Willison Johnson, Johnson, 1917), the black-tailed sapeater, is a rare species of Hoverfly, syrphid fly that has been observed in northeastern North America. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found around and on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving Nectarivore, nectar and protein-rich Palynivore, pollen. Larvae for this genus are of the rat-tailed maggot, rat-tailed type. ''B.daeckei'' larvae have not been described. Description For terms see Morphology of Diptera. ;Size: ;Head: The frons is black with grayish pollen and black shining spots above the base of the antennae and around the ocelli. The face is yellowish gray pollinose, concealing the dirty yellowish ground color. The lower half of the face is bare laterally, but on each side of the anterior oral margin is a less thickly pollinose area. There is a darker sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volucellini
The Volucellini is a tribe of hoverflies. List of genera *''Copestylum'' Macquart, 1846 *'' Graptomyza'' Wiedemann, 1820 *''Ornidia'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 *''Volucella ''Volucella'' is a genus of large, broad-bodied, dramatic hover-flies. They have distinctive plumose aristae and the face is extended downward. They are strongly migratory and males are often territorial. Adults feed on nectar of flowers and ...'' Geoffroy, 1762 References Eristalinae Brachycera tribes diptera tribes {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spheginobacchini
The Spheginobacchini is a tribe of hoverflies. List of genera *''Spheginobaccha ''Spheginobaccha'' is a genus of hoverflies, with 15 known species. The genus is readily separated from other microdons by the incomplete metathoracic bridge, round/oval basoflagellomere, occiput with a dorsolateral crease, and other characters. ...'' Meijere, 1908 References Eristalinae Brachycera tribes {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhingiini
The Rhingiini (or Cheilosiini) is a tribe of hoverflies Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, whi .... List of genera *'' Chamaesyrphus'' Mik, 1895 *'' Cheilosia'' Meigen, 1822 *'' Endoiasimyia'' Bigot, 1882 *'' Ferdinandea'' Rondani, 1844 *'' Hiatomyia'' Shannon, 1922 *'' Ischyroptera'' Pokorny, 1887 *'' Katara'' Vujić & Radenković, 2018 *'' Macropelecocera'' Stackelberg, 1952 *'' Pelecocera'' Meigen, 1822 *'' Portevinia'' Goffe, 1944 *'' Psarochilosia'' Stackelberg, 1952 *'' Psarus'' Latreille, 1804 *'' Rhingia'' Scopoli, 1763 *'' Taeniochilosia'' Oldenberg, 1916 References Brachycera tribes Eristalinae {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milesiini
The Milesiini (or Xylotini) is a large and diverse tribe of hoverflies. They mimic wasps or hornets. List of genera *'' Aneriophora'' Stuardo & Cortes, 1952 *''Blera'' Billberg, 1820 *'' Brachypalpus'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Caliprobola'' Rondani, 1845 *'' Chalcosyrphus'' Curran, 1925 *'' Criorhina'' Meigen, 1822 *'' Cynorhinella'' Curran, 1922 *''Deineches'' Walker, 1852 *'' Flukea'' Etcheverry, 1966 *'' Hadromyia'' Williston, 1882 *'' Hemixylota'' Shannon & Aubertin, 1933 *''Lejota'' Rondani, 1857 *''Lycastris'' Walker, 1857 *''Macrometopia'' Philippi, 1865 *''Macrozelima'' Stackelberg, 1930 *''Malometasternum'' Shannon, 1927 *''Matsumyia'' Shiraki, 1949 *''Meropidia'' Hippa & Thompson, 1983 *'' Milesia'' Latreille, 1804 *''Nepenthosyrphus'' de Meijere, 1932 *'' Odyneromyia'' Shannon & Aubertin, 1833 *'' Orthoprosopa'' Macquart, 1850 *'' Palumbia'' Rondani, 1865 *'' Philippimyia'' Shannon, 1926 *'' Pocota'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 *''Pterallastes'' Loew, 1863 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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