Dasysyrphus
Sign in to saveDasysyrphus is a genus of hover flies with 50 identified species distributed worldwide (see distribution map). While the genus is relatively easy to identify, the differences between species have a more narrow range of variations. Therefore, identification of species by images of specimens alone should be made with care (See available keys below).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilySyrphidae
Dasysyrphus tricinctus, hembra Dasysyrphus es un género de moscas sírfidas. Se distribuyen por el Holártico en Europa y América del Norte. Hay más de 40 especies. Miden de 5.0 a 11.7 mm de largo, con envergadura de 4.5 a 11.4 mm.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 272
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Collections
- UAM, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ARTHROPOD COLLECTION, TTU, USNM, INHS, UNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Larvae
- Description
- Resources for identification to species
- Species
- References
Dasysyrphus is a genus of hover flies with 50 identified species distributed worldwide (see distribution map). While the genus is relatively easy to identify, the differences between species have a more narrow range of variations. Therefore, identification of species by images of specimens alone should be made with care (See available keys below).
==Larvae== The known larvae are mostly tree dwelling on both conifers and deciduous trees. They feed on aphids and other small Hemiptera resting in the daytime. This nocturnal habit, plus the camouflage coloration of the larvae may account for the lack of larval reports for this genus.
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