Slender Smoothtail

Epistrophella emarginata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Epistrophella emarginata is a common North American species of hoverfly. Its larvae are aphid predators. When laying eggs, the female oviposits on the petioles of a leaf.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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