Simosyrphus Aegyptius
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''Simosyrphus'' 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 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 ...
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Included species (3)Laska, P. ''et al''. 2006: Taxonomy of the genera ''Scaeva'', ''Simosyrphus'' and ''Ischiodon'' (Diptera: Syrphidae): descriptions of immature stages and status of taxa. ''European journal of entomology'', 103(3): 637–655.

*'' S. aegyptius'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) *'' S. grandicornis'' ( Macquart, 1842) *'' S. scutellaris'' (
Fabricius Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ...
, 1805)


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''Simosyrphus grandicornis'' on CSIRO website
Diptera of Australasia Diptera of Asia Diptera of Europe Hoverfly genera Syrphini Taxa named by Jacques-Marie-Frangile Bigot {{Syrphidae-stub