( Paragus haemorrhous )
(Meigen, 1822)
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
HABITAT
CREDITS
Eddie Dunbar
REFERENCES
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System TSN#139866
| Syrphid Fly ( Paragus haemorrhous ) | |
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| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Paragus haemorrhous (Meigen, 1822) |
| Common Name: | Syrphid Fly |
| Life Stage: | A |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Holometabola |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
| Tribe: | Paragini |
| Taxon Code: | DIP00378 |
| ITIS TSN#: | 139866 |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location | |
RECOGNITION | |
| Scutellum entirely black (no apical reddish spot) and hairs on eye not forming banded pattern. | |
| Body Length | |
| 2.6-3.8 mm | |
BIOLOGY | |
| Food | |
| Larvae are aphid predators on a variety of plants. | |
| Range | |
| In North America, from Yukon to Newfoundland, south to California and Florida, as far south as Costa Rica; also Palaearctic and Afrotropical. | |
HABITAT | |
CREDITS | |
| Photographer Eddie Dunbar | |
REFERENCES | |
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