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Home Subjects Covers About Contact Family Syrphidae (Flower or Hover Flies) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each subfamily. Eristalinae Microdontinae Syrphinae Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL
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syrphinae
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Syrphinae is one of the three subfamilies of Syrphidae. Most larvae feed on aphids. There are about 1600 species known. Family Syrphidae (Hover or flower flies) Subfamily Syrphinae List of species & genera Allograpta Allograpta exotica Allograpta obliqua Allograpta obliqua Allograpta obliqua Chrysotoxum Chrysotoxum Chrysotoxum Chrysotoxum Chrysotoxum Chrysotoxum Chrysotoxum Dasysyrphus
microdontinae
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Microdontinae is one of the three subfamilies of Syrphidae and have the common name of Ant Flies. The larvae live in the nests of ants as scavengers or predators. Most tend to stay near their host colonies and some adults have no feeding mouthparts. Family Syrphidae (Hover & flower flies)
eristalinae
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Family Syrphidae (hover or flower flies) Subfamily Eristalinae Eristalinae is a subfamily of Syrphidae and has a great diversity of species with different habitats. Many are outstanding mimics of bees and wasps. Table of Contents Biera species Ceriana abbreviata Blera analis Blera humeralis Blera humeralis Ceriana abbreviata Chalcosyrphus species Chalcosyrphus