White-bowed Smoothwing

Scaeva affinis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Scaeva affinis, commonly known as the white-bowed smoothwing, is a species of hoverfly found in western North America. The larval form feeds voraciously on aphids. Scaeva affinis is the only Scaeva likely to be encountered in the Nearctic realm, where it is common in the west and rare in the east.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1,872Canada · 835Mexico · 3

Sources and credits

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