Bare-winged Aphideater

Eupeodes perplexus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

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 Head The frons of both sexes not unusually puffed out.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Bare-winged Aphideater

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