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Episyrphus
Sign in to saveEpisyrphus is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. Larvae are predatory, often on aphids.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Collections
- INHS, AM, SAMA, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- New Caledonia, Bhutan, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Australia
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Episyrphus is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. Larvae are predatory, often on aphids.
Two subgenera are recognized, Episyrphus and Asiobaccha. Species of the latter are distinguished by a petiolate abdomen.
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