- Hoverflies, also
called flower flies or
syrphids, make up the
insect family Syrphidae. As
their common name suggests, they are
often seen
hovering or nectaring...
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Syrphid hoverfly misdirects predators by
mimicking a wasp, but has no sting....
- A
syrphid fly
captured in the web of a spider...
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Allograpta obliqua is a
common North American species of hoverfly,
commonly known as
oblique streaktail. The
larvae are
important predators of
aphids while...
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biodiversity include for
instance wild
pollinators such as wild bees and
syrphid flies that
pollinate crops and
natural enemies and
antagonists to pests...
- descriptorum". Isis (Oken's). 21: 28–67. Violovitsh, N.A. (1982). "New
species of
Syrphids from the
Palaearctic fauna (Diptera, Syrphidae)". Nov. mal. vidy Faun....
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especially Syrphidae, feed on pollen, and
three UK
syrphid species feed
strictly on
pollen (
syrphids, like all flies,
cannot eat
pollen directly due to...
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pollination by
deceit by
exploiting the
innate yellow colour preference of
syrphids. Some male
dacine fruit flies are
exclusive pollinators of some wild Bulbophyllum...
- (Megachile spp.), short-tongued bees (Halictid bees), and
flower flies (
Syrphids) who, in the
larval stage, can
provide early, cool-season
aphid control...
- A
syrphid fly
using its
proboscis to
reach the
nectar of a flower...
