''Azpeytia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
hoverfly. Larvae of one species ''
Azpeytia shirakii'' is known to live in the corms and stems of an
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
''
Gastrodia elata''.
[Pollinator and Stem- and Corm-Boring Insects Associated with Mycoheterotrophic Orchid ''Gastrodia elata''. 2006.
Makoto Kato, Kaoru Tsuji & Atsushi Kawakita. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. vol. 99 (5), p.851-858]
Species
*''
Azpeytia bifascia''
Brunetti, 1907 [ ]
*''
Azpeytia brunneteryla''
Liu, Zhao & Huo, 2022 [
*'' Azpeytia flavoscutellata'' Kertész, 1913 ][
*'' Azpeytia maculata'' Shiraki, 1930][
*'' Azpeytia scutellaris'' Walker, 1865 ][
*'' Azpeytia shirakii'' Hurkmans, 1993
]
References
Diptera of Asia
Hoverfly genera
Eumerini
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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