''Eupeodes'', the aphideater flies, are a genus of moderate hoverflies in the

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Syrphidae. They are distributed worldwide. They are black with yellow markings and can be easily confused with other genera in the Syrphini tribe. Larvae feed on a wide variety of aphids. The adults feed on nectar and pollen as sources of energy and protein, respectively, and often hover over the plants they visit. , Eupeodes_fumipennis-female_hovering.jpg, ''E. fumipennis'' female hovering Eupeodes_volucris-female_hovering.jpg, ''E. volucris'' female hovering

Description

The aphideater flies are in length. The eyes have either no hairs, or rarely very short and sparse pile. The face is usually yellow, with a narrow but distinct brown median stripe. The scutum is usually shining black, but rarely slightly yellow pruinose laterally. The scutellum is dull yellow, translucent. The ventral scutellar fringe is complete and moderately dense. The pleura are black or grayish black, never yellow, usually shining or with very sparse subshining pruinosity on the upper half. The anterior anepisternum, meron, and metepisternum are all bare. The abdomen is oval, usually nearly flat above, with a strong margin from near the middle of tergite 2 to the apex of tergite 5. Tergite 2 typically has a pair of yellow spots, while the other tergites usually have pale yellow to reddish yellow spots commonly lunulate or with bands of similar colour almost straight. The vein R₄₊₅ is nearly straight or slightly but distinctly dipped into cell r₄₊₅. The wing membrane is usually nearly entirely trichose, with only small bare areas near the base (syrphus has tufts of pile on caypters). The legs are slender, and the hind femur is unarmed. The hind coxa does not have hairs at the posteromedial apical angle.

Species

*'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''

Eupeodes abiskoensis ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrphus: key, descriptions and notes. ''Acta ent. bohemoslov''., 73: 263 – 282 *''

Eupeodes aino ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *'' Eupeodes alaceris'' (He & Li, 1998) *''

Eupeodes americanus ''Eupeodes americanus'', the American hoverfly, is found throughout North America and inhabits meadows, and fields with flowers and foliage. Adults feed on nectar, whereas their larvae feed on aphids. The adult fly is black to metallic green, an ...

'' ( Wiedemann , 1830) *''

Eupeodes angustus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' (He, 1992) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) asiaticus'' (Peck, 1972) *''

Eupeodes aurosus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' (He, 1993) *''

Eupeodes beppuensis ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *''

Eupeodes biciki ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (Nielsen, 2003) *'' Eupeodes borealis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) *''

Eupeodes bucculatus ''Eupeodes bucculatus'' is a Palearctic hoverfly. DescriptionExternal images
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'' (Rondani, 1857) *''

Eupeodes chengi ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' (He, 1992) *''

Eupeodes cheni ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (He, 1993) *''

Eupeodes confertus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (Fluke, 1952) *'' Eupeodes (Macrosyrphus) confrater'' ( Wiedemann , 1830) *''

Eupeodes corollae ''Eupeodes corollae'' is a very common European species of hoverfly. Adults are in body length. Males and females have different marking on the abdomen; males have square commas on tergites 3 and 4, whereas females have narrow commas. Larvae fee ...

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Eupeodes curtus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (Hine, 1922) *''

Eupeodes diminutus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *''

Eupeodes duseki ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (Mazanek, Láska & Bicík, 1999) *''

Eupeodes eosus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (He, 1992) *''

Eupeodes epicharus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (He, 1992) *''

Eupeodes erasmus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' (He, 1992) *''

Eupeodes fallax ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *''

Eupeodes flaviceps ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' (Rondani, 1857) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) flavofasciatus'' (Ho, 1987) *'' Eupeodes flukei'' (Jones, 1917) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) frequens'' ( Matsumura, 1917) *'' Eupeodes fumipennis'' (Thomson, 1869) *'' Eupeodes gentneri'' (fluke, 1952) *'' Eupeodes goeldlini'' (Mazanek, Láska & Bicík, 1999) *''

Eupeodes hakiensis ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1917) *'' Eupeodes harbinensis'' (He, 1992) *'' Eupeodes (Macrosyrphus) horishanus'' ( Matsumura, 1917) *''

Eupeodes indistinctus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *'' Eupeodes ishiyamensis'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *''

Eupeodes isshikii ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *'' Eupeodes karafutonis'' ( Matsumura, 1917) *''

Eupeodes kawaguchii ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1917) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) kirgizorum'' (Peck, 1969) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) klapperichi'' (Dušek & Láska, 1980) *''

Eupeodes kuroiwae ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1917) *''

Eupeodes lambecki ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

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Eupeodes latifasciatus ''Eupeodes latifasciatus'' is a species of hoverfly. Adults feed on nectar; larvae feed on aphids and scale insects. Description Wing length 6·5-8 ·5 mm. Male:Yellow spots of tergites 3 and 4 connected. Front margin of yellow spots almos ...

'' ( Macquart , 1829) *''

Eupeodes latilunulatus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' (Collin, 1931) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) latimacula'' (Peck, 1969) *''

Eupeodes lepidi ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (He & Li, 1998) *'' Eupeodes liaoensis'' (Huo, 2020) *'' Eupeodes lucasi'' (Marcos-García & Láska, 1983) *''

Eupeodes lundbecki ''Eupeodes lundbecki '' is a Palearctic hoverfly. Description It resembles other ''Eupeodes''. Determination is problematic. Key references are Haarto, A. & Kerppola, S. (2007) and Bartsch, H., Binkiewicz, E., Rådén, A. & Nasibov, E. (2009 ...

'' (Soot-Ryen, 1946) *'' Eupeodes luniger'' ( Meigen , 1822) *'' Eupeodes medius'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *''

Eupeodes misomapensis ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *''

Eupeodes montanus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' ( Curran , 1925) *''

Eupeodes montivagus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

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, 1895) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) nakajimensis'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *'' Eupeodes neoperplexus'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes nielseni'' (Dušek & Láska, 1976) *'' Eupeodes nigroventris'' (Fluke, 1933) *''

Eupeodes nitens ''Eupeodes nitens '' is a Palearctic species of hoverfly. Description Resembles other ''Eupeodes''. Determination is problematic. Key references are Van der Goot,V.S. (1981) The adult insect is illustrated in colour by Stubbs and Falk (1983). ...

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Eupeodes noboritoensis ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' (Ninomiya) *''

Eupeodes nuba ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' ( Wiedemann , 1830) *'' Eupeodes ohmi'' (Kassebeer, 2000) *'' Eupeodes (Macrosyrphus) okinawensis'' ( Matsumura, 1916) *''

Eupeodes parvus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (He, 1990) *''

Eupeodes perplexus ''Eupeodes perplexus'' , the bare-winged aphideater, is a species of hoverfly native to North America. Adults feed on nectar; larvae feed on aphids and scale insects. Description Close-up of abdomen Head The frons of both sexes no ...

'' (Osburn, 1910) *''

Eupeodes pingreensis ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (Fluke, 1930) *''

Eupeodes pomus ''Eupeodes pomus'', the short-tailed aphideater, is a species of syrphid fly observed across North America. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers from w ...

'' ( Curran , 1921) *'' Eupeodes punctifer'' (Frey, 1934) *'' Eupeodes punctifer'' (Kanervo, 1934) *'' Eupeodes qingchenshanensis'' (He, 1990) *''

Eupeodes riukiuensis ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *''

Eupeodes rojasi ''Eupeodes rojasi'' is a species of hoverfly.Thompson, F. Christian. "A key to the genera of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Neotropical Region including descriptions of new genera and species and a glossary of taxonomic terms used." ...

'' (Marnef, 1999) *'' Eupeodes rufipunctatus'' ( Curran , 1925) *''

Eupeodes sculleni ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' (Fluke, 1952) *''

Eupeodes shirakii ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *'' Eupeodes silvaticus'' (He, 1993) *'' Eupeodes simillicorollae'' (Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) sinuatus'' (Ho, 1987) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) snowi'' (Wehr, 1924) *''

Eupeodes spurius ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1918) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) stackelbergi'' (Dušek & Láska, 1980) *''

Eupeodes stenopus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1917) *''

Eupeodes subsimus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (Fluke, 1952) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) taeniatus'' (Ho, 1987) *''

Eupeodes talus ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *''Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrp ...

'' (Fluke, 1933) *''

Eupeodes tirolensis ''Eupeodes'' is a large genus of hoverflies, containing some 90 species worldwide. Species *'' Eupeodes aberrantis'' ( Curran , 1925) *'' Eupeodes abiskoensis'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyr ...

'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) tjanshanicus'' (Peck, 1966) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) tshatkalensis'' (Peck, 1972) *'' Eupeodes vandergooti'' (Dušek & Láska, 1973) *'' Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) verruciventris'' (Peck, 1966) *'' Eupeodes volucris'' (

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References

Syrphini Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Carl Robert Osten-Sacken {{Syrphidae-stub