Allograpta Robinsoni
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''Allograpta robinsoni'' is a two-winged species of
hoverfly Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, 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, while the l ...
found on the Malay peninsula, first described by
Charles Howard Curran Charles Howard Curran (20 March 189423 January 1972) was a Canadian entomologist who specialized in Diptera. Curran's main taxonomic interests were in brachyceran flies, particularly the flower flies Syrphidae, in which he described 723 species ...
in 1928. It is an oriental species in the ''Allograpta obliqua'' species group.


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Syrphini Insects described in 1928 Diptera of North America Taxa named by Charles Howard Curran {{Syrphidae-stub