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Sphaerophoria rueppellii

Sphaerophoria rueppellii

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae

Sphaerophoria rueppellii is a European species of hoverfly. Larvae are predators of aphids, and the species has been commercialized for biological pest control of aphids. The larvae go through three instars.

Distribution

Jur Heijnen · CC BY-SA
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 336United Kingdom · 123Spain · 116Germany · 56France · 39Italy · 11Belgium · 3Luxembourg · 2