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Common Flower Fly

Syrphus ribesii

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae

Syrphus ribesii is a very common Holarctic species of hoverfly. Its larvae feed on aphids. In common with many other species of hoverfly, males have the eyes meeting on the top of the head, whilst females have their eyes widely separated.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 7,749Netherlands · 6,271Germany · 1,690France · 251Spain · 57Belgium · 52Italy · 47Luxembourg · 46Switzerland · 35