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Definition of Syrphus fly

Syrphus fly
Syrphus fly Syr"phus fly` [NL. Syrphus, the generic name, fr. Gr. ?, ?, a kind of winged insect.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus Syrphus and allied genera. They are usually bright-colored, with yellow bands, and hover around plants. The larv[ae] feed upon plant lice, and are, therefore, very beneficial to agriculture.

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- Merodon equestris (Narcissus bulb fly, greater bulb fly, large bulb fly, large Narcissus fly) is a Holarctic species of hoverfly (Family Syrphidae). Like...
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- crabroniformis (Fabricius, 1775) Synonyms Syrphus crabroniformis Fabricius, 1775 Milesia coenina Walker, 1849 Syrphus gigas Rossi, 1790 Musca crabroniformis...
- Syrphus rectus, the yellow-legged flower fly, is a species of fly in the family Syrphidae, the hover flies. Syrphus rectus is a common fly in the eastern...
- Syrphus knabi (Shannon, 1916), the Eastern flower Fly, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in the eastern United States and Canada. Syrphid...
- Ocyptamus fuscipennis Sphaerophoria sp. (female) Syrphus sp. (male) Toxomerus marginatus Larva of Syrphus sp. feeding on aphids Puparium of Eupeodes americ****...
- widely separated. Adults are very similar in appearance to Syrphus vitripennis and Syrphus torvus. Females are distinguished from both by having entirely...
- Blera notata , the ornate wood fly, is a rare species of syrphid fly first officially described by Weidemann in 1830. Hoverflies get their names from...
- Musca fallax Linnaeus, 1758 Blera nipponica Shiraki, 1968 Musca ruficaudis De Geer, 1776 Syrphus seminiger Panzer, 1804 Syrphus semirufus Fabricius, 1794...