''Epistrophella'' is a genus of
hoverflies
Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family (biology), family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen Hover (behaviour), hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed main ...
in the subfamily
Syrphinae
The Syrphinae constitute one of the three subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae. Most larvae of this subfamily feed on aphids. It is a monophyletic group with more than 1,600 species.
Gallery
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, formerly treated as a subgenus of ''
Epistrophe
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Species
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Epistrophella coronata''
(Rondani, 1857)
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Epistrophella emarginata''
(Say, 1823)
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Epistrophella euchromus''
( Kowarz, 1885)
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Epistrophella shibakawae''
(Matsumura, 1917)
References
Diptera of Europe
Hoverfly genera
Syrphini
Taxa described in 1967
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